On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Nookala, Satish wrote: > Hey Guys, > > I am new to this list, but I can try help you with how to delete an rpm. > > Follow these steps > > # rpm -qa | grep -i <rpm name> > > The above command will list the rpm's you are looking for. > > # rpm -e <rpm name> > > This command will delete the rpm that you specified in rpm name field. Enter > the name of rpm exactly how it's been listed in the out put of your first > command. > He knows how to delete an rpm, I even bet he knows how to delete a specific NVR of an rpm. What he doesn't know how to do is delete a specific rpm that has the same Name Epoch Version Release Architecture and Color (NEVRAC) as others in the database that have all been installed with differing prefixes. Cheers...james > > Regards, > SN > > -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Christian Goetze > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:52 PM > To: rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: So, what _is_ the right thing to do? > > > > Well, I filed Bug nr. 119286, which got closed out as "wontfix", with > > the laconic comment: > > > > ------- Additional Comments From jbj@xxxxxxxxxx 2004-04-07 12:54 > > ------- Using --prefix to qualify upgrade/erasure ain't the right thing > > to do. > > Well, what _is_ the right thing to do, and how do I selectively erase a > particular rpm without erasing all of them? > -- > cg > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
