apt-get fedora duplicate packages/need debian expert :)
 

I have found this to be true in the past with apt-get and fedora. When using apt-get for the first time and updateing my system it installes all of the new rpms but fails to uninstall all of the older ones. Now I have over 75 duplicated packages. how can I get apt to remove all of the older packages. If I haft to do a rpm -q package name then a rpm -e packagename it will take me all night. really could use some advise.

Thanks,
AD

There is an apt option to ignore duplicate packages (in fact it should be named in the apt error message you get).

Other than that, I think you need to -e some rpms. rpm -qa | sort then do the hard yards.

Man what a pain in the @ss that was. I took me almost an entire hour to fix that problem. apt-get and fedora have done this to me multiple times on multiple computers. Thanks for the "rpm -qa | sort" I will try using that to ease my pain a little next time.