Author Topic: installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e (Read 8361 times)

piyush · « **on:** September 23, 2004, 09:27:05 AM »

Hello,
Recently i had installed gaim-1.0.0 for redhat 9 for i386 . The application installs fine and runs as expected, but when i gave the command rpm -e "package name" in command line it says that the package is not installed. Though i can uninstall succesfully through the add/remove program facility in the GUI mode. Can anyone help me in telling what is the problem in command line and how can i solve it?
Running "rpm -e <package>" from the /usr/bin directory works but i think it should work from the root's homw directory too- that is the proper way, isn't it?
Waiting eagerly for an early reply.
Regards,
Piyush.

Ricky · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2004, 02:47:05 PM »

well.. when you are su or logged in as root then you can do uninstallation or installation from any place!

Secondly when removing a package you need to know the exact package name.. say you want to unistall a previously installed rpm package then you can get its exact version by..

rpm -q <package name>

then it will give you exact package name with version etc then try removing it with

rpm -e <full package name with version etc>

piyush · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2004, 03:05:30 AM »

Hello,
I agree with your suggestion Ricky but even when i give rpm -q <package> in command line it tells that the package is not installed , though i can run the program and it could be seen installed in the GUI Add/Remove program for RH 9 Linux. Awaiting a reply...

Regards,
Piyush.

Ricky · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2004, 09:22:19 AM »

well.. that is strange, no idea about that here.. hope someone else to give his view in this matter !

sashijoseph · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2004, 04:45:07 AM »

Well try rpm -qf on a file installed by the package. For eg if there is a gaim binary in /usr/bin then try rpm -qf /usr/bin/gaim .This should give the correct package name.Maybe you've already done this.
Could it be happening due to some dependency prob?

deven_01 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:32:22 AM »

hi piyush
do
rpm -qa | grep <pkgname>.rpm
it gives you particular pakage with version
do
rpm -e <pkgname>
it uninstall that pkg
if it depends on another then uninstall that pkges also
Ok dear good bye

Author Topic: installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e (Read 8361 times)

piyush

installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e

Ricky

installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e

piyush

Thanks for the reply but it is still a problem Ricky

Ricky

installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e

sashijoseph

installed packaged cannot be uninstalled using rpm -e

deven_01

hi dear do as follows