rpm can't make up his mind

LordOfer · 02-04-2006, 08:15 AM

Please take a look at the code below:

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[root@ofer rpm]# rpm -i openal-0.0.8-1.i586.rpm
package openal-0.0.8-1 is already installed
[root@ofer rpm]# rpm -q openal-0.0.8-1.i586.rpm
package openal-0.0.8-1.i586.rpm is not installed
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How can that be?? Is there something wrong with my linux (Fedora Core 2) ?

Should I be worried?

pixellany · 02-04-2006, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by LordOfer

Should I be worried?

No---nothing is going to explode...

Do you need to remove or upgrade said package? If so, try the erase option in rpm.
Otherwise, ignore
If you are curious, read man rpm. It is heavy stuff--who would have thought that a package manager would have so many options.....

berbae · 02-04-2006, 11:26 AM

the right command for querying an installed package is:
rpm -q openal-0.0.8-1
you must not give the rpm file name but the package name.
you can get the package name by:
rpm -qa|grep openal

LordOfer · 02-04-2006, 02:28 PM

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you must not give the rpm file name but the package name.

of course... how nubish of me :P

thanks!