*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/30/2003 at 9:13 AM David Lupo wrote: >On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 12:40:46PM -0400, Shane C Branch wrote: >> One other question. I think I will uninstall the default apache, and >rebuild >> from scratch with the latest version. Will the rpm -e command remove all >traces >> (files, and any pointers) associated with the default install? I had an >issue >> on a 7.1 box where I redid the apache installation, but anytime I >launched >> httpd, it was the older version. > >Running "rpm -e" will generally remove everything the RPM installed except >configuration files that have changed (which it will rename to *.rpmsave). >Occasionally, an RPM will create files or links in the post-install script >and >not remove them in the post-uninstall. This is unlikely to happen in most >of >the standard distribution RPMs. > >You could use the "locate" command to make sure there are no stray copies >of >apache hiding anywhere else on your system. > > > >-- >Shrike-list mailing list >Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list How are dependencies impacted? When I did the rpm -e, the command reported several dependancies that would be broken. Is there a way to be certain the new installation links back up with these dependencies, short of doing another rpm install, of course. I noticed that apace can be configured using a 'layout' switch, so using layout redhat is supposed to put everything in the 'official' places, but I have never used this switch when building my own installation. regards, shane.
