the --repackage option of rpm might be helpful to you, i have not tried it, but it sounds like it might be worth investigating. On Sun, 2007-07-01 at 18:45 -0700, Kevin Cosgrove wrote: > Is there a way to create an RPM package from an already installed > RPM, for which I've lost the package file? Thanks.... > > -- > Kevin > "The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its > continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the > computer hardware industry...", Henry Petroski [can you say "Windows"?] > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list -- Hiren Patel | Ops Specialist | ISS Infrastructure | Telkom E-Mail: patelhn@xxxxxxxxxxxx Office: +27 12 680 3460 | Fax: +27 12 680 3299 | Cell: +27 73 456 7980 The animals are not as stupid as one thinks -- they have neither doctors nor lawyers. -- L. Docquier ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail and its contents are subject to the Telkom SA Limited e-mail legal notice available at http://www.telkom.co.za/TelkomEMailLegalNotice.PDF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list