cant uninstall, please help!

jjd228 · 09-10-2007, 10:46 AM

need to remove java. this is what is happening:

rpm -e java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp_83rh
error: Failed dependencies:
java >= 0:1.4 is needed by (installed) jessie-1.0.1-3.i386
java-gcj-compat >= 1.0.31 is needed by (installed) gnu-crypto-2.1.0-1jpp_2fc.i386
java-sasl is needed by (installed) gnu-crypto-2.1.0-1jpp_2fc.i386
java-sasl is needed by (installed) jessie-1.0.1-3.i386
jce is needed by (installed) gnu-crypto-2.1.0-1jpp_2fc.i386
jce is needed by (installed) jessie-1.0.1-3.i386

HOW can i get rid of this mess? what is the RIGHT way to do it?

reddazz · 09-10-2007, 10:53 AM

Try

Code:

#rpm -e java-1.4.2-gcj-compat jessie gnu-crypto

Post back any error messages.

jjd228 · 09-10-2007, 10:56 AM

ok. so why exactly did that work?
thank you by the way

reddazz · 09-10-2007, 11:03 AM

The output you posted in your first post shows that rpm did not want to uninstall java-1.4.2-gcj-compat because it was needed by jessie and gnu-crypto. By uninstalling java-1.4.2-gcj-compat as well as the packages that needed it, you eliminate the dependency issues.

jjd228 · 09-10-2007, 11:15 AM

i originally tried to remove jessie after getting that message and that failed too, with other dependancy messages. my real confusion was because you used "java-1.4.2-gcj-compat" and i typed out the whole name of the package. is this just because rpm is intelligent enough to know what youre talking about?

reddazz · 09-10-2007, 11:48 AM

For most packages, you do not need to use the version number when doing operations on them using rpm. The kernel is a bit unique in that because you are allowed to have more than one kernel installed at anytime, you need to use the version number.