Hi

My system is Mandrake 10. And I have a question...
When I would like to install a software to my system,
I could do it with the rpmdrake program, and I can remove that program too.

But when I would like to install an rpm package which is not
on the Mandrake CDS, I used to do this with the rpm -i command,
but when I would like to remove that package with the rpm -e command, it says this:

error: package jre-1_5_0-beta2-linux-i586.rpm is not installed .

However, if I try to install it again it says this:

package jre-1.5.0-beta2 is already installed

Why is this? How can I remove the package in this situation??

Thank you for your help in advance.

dont know why, but you might want to check out 'yum' for further RPM updates, and new programs.

yum works very simple for the user. just type yum update file, or yum install file and it will go out, search for the package, find ALL dependancies, then install/update them for you.

it will cut down on the hassle you are facing now.

rpm is probably having a problem reading your software database. Try reinstalling the jre package by running the following "rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps jre-1_5_0-beta2-linux-i586.rpm" and hopefully your problem should be fixed.

try rebuilding ur database
by
#rpm --rebuilddb

see the package details of abc.rpm
#rpm -qa|grep abc.rpm

just to check why did this happen???
did u previously try to install this rpm and stop in between????

regards
gaurav

That isn't the name of the installed package. Try:
rpm -e jre or
rpm -e jre-1_5_0 or
rpm -e jre-1_5_0-beta2

Although you install with rpm -ivh <packagename.rpm once it's installed the .rpm is no longer a part of the program's name, you then uninstall with rpm -e <packagename>.