RE: RPM uninstall help

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Kill all rpm related processes (like up2date, rhn-applet, etc.), then 'rm
/var/lib/rpm/__db*'. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher M. Taylor [mailto:psychocop156@insightbb.com]
Sent: Tue, November 19, 2002 2:27 AM
To: psyche-list
Subject: Re: RPM uninstall help


On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 17:26, Pierre Lamb wrote: 

Lockup on running the rpm -qa....and then a lockup on doing a rpm
--rebuilddb.  Anything else that I can do, or should I go load the shotgun
now to put this machine out of it's misery?  I hate to reload Redhat, but if
I've got to, no problem.  


Chris 
Cab you do rpm -qa|more ?? this will scroll all rpms .
If it locks you might have a corupted rpm database. I
would suggest then do a rpm ‐‐rebuilddb.

 I had a similiar problems but diff application rpm 


--- "Christopher M. Taylor"
<psychocop156@insightbb.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 11:35, Pierre Lamb wrote:
> 
> Pierre,
> I tried the grep bit that you suggested, however, my
> terminal sort of
> "locks up".  It hit enter after the command, and the
> cursor drops down
> one line and starts blinking.....and blinking, and
> blinking.  This is a
> P4 1.5 ghz...surely it doesn't take that long to get
> the results back. 
> I fear I've really screwed the pooch on this mplayer
> bit....I just hope
> I haven't corrupted or broke the RPM package in my
> attempts to remedy
> this situation..
> 
> Thanks again for all the info!
> 
> Chris
> 
>     Try rpm -qa|grep mplayer to see what it finds
> you
>     might  have to remove them first before you
> remove
>     mplayer
>     
>     --- "Christopher M. Taylor"
>     <psychocop156@insightbb.com> wrote:
>     > On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 07:45, Anthony Abby
> wrote:
>     > 
>     > When I query the rpm (from the command line)
> it says
>     > it's not
>     > installed.  When I try to install it via the
> gui, it
>     > tells me the
>     > package is already installed.  I try to
> uninstall it
>     > from the command
>     > line, it tells me that there are failed
>     > dependencies.  I try to
>     > uninstall those packages first, and it tells
> me that
>     > there are failed
>     > dependencies that point back to the first
> package I
>     > wanted to
>     > uninstall.  When I try to uninstall using the
>     > --nodeps option, it locks
>     > the terminal up.....
>     > 
>     > Chris
>     > 
>     >     if you run 'rpm -q mplayer' does it return
>     > anything at all, or just 'this package is not
>     > installed'?.
>     >     
>     >     
>     >     >Greetings,
>     >     >Perhaps you can help me with a quandry
> I'm in. 
>     > I'm trying to intall the
>     >     >latest mplayer packages
>     > (mplayer-0.90pre10-1.i686.rpm and it's
> companion
>     >     >files mplayer-common, mplayer-gui, etc.)
> and
>     > I've tried to erase the
>     >     >above files.  In my systems log, it shows
> the
>     >     >mplayer-0.90pre9-1.i386.rpm as being
> installed,
>     > but when I go to
>     >     >uninstall it from the command line, it
> says it
>     > does not exist.  I've
>     >     >checked spelling, etc and see no errors. 
> I'm a
>     > linux newbie, and I'm
>     >     >sure I'm overlooking something blatantly
>     > obvious, but any insight you
>     >     >can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>     >     
>     >     
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