rpm Contradiction

GlassEyeSlim · 02-16-2005, 11:46 AM

Look's like a contridiction...

[root@localhost Desktop]# rpm -q gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm
package gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@localhost Desktop]# rpm -i gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm
warning: gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
package gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3 is already installed
[root@localhost Desktop]#

What have I missed?

GES

masand · 02-16-2005, 12:05 PM

try

rpm -qa|grep gcc

regards

reddazz · 02-16-2005, 05:32 PM

Yeah, you are querying it wrongly. masand's suggestion should work, but another way to do it is to run

$rpm -qa | grep -i gcc-c++

This will print out the version of gcc-c++ thats installed, or nothing if it isn't installed.

GlassEyeSlim · 02-16-2005, 06:08 PM

Your recommendations do provide useful information. Please, indulge

and explain the failure of

[root@localhost Desktop]# rpm -q gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm

Reading the man for rpm

gives me the impression that the above should provide some useful info...

FYI...the -q option alone fails to function for any package listed by -qa...perhaps -q does not function properly alone?

GES

reddazz · 02-16-2005, 09:04 PM

Thats because rpm is looking for a package with it's entire name called "gcc-c++-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm". The name of the package is actually "gcc-c++" and everything else in the rpm detail is just version info etc, so it shouldn't really be needed for querying the database of installed software.

masand · 02-16-2005, 09:51 PM

do

rpm -qa

this will give u the names of tha packages as they are known in the rpm database

you need to use these names

regards

GlassEyeSlim · 02-17-2005, 12:27 PM

The solution is to query the package directly...

rpm -qp [options] PKG_NM

Thx for the help.

GES

masand · 02-17-2005, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GlassEyeSlim
The solution is to query the package directly...

rpm -qp [options] PKG_NM

Thx for the help.

GES

as u have stated that package name should be there
but u need to know the correct package name i think

anyways

i prefer
rpm -qa|grep <package name initials>

regards