files deleted and wont uninstall

bob_man_uk · 11-04-2005, 04:48 AM

Hi all

A while ago LinuxShield (mcafee's virusscan for linux) was installed but the files were deleted without running rpm -e <package name> i noticed this when i was installing an application with apt-get and it said that there were duplicate programes (which there is)

Code:

 out put of rpm -q LinuxShield

LinuxShield-1.0.0-404
LinuxShield-1.0.0-442

so my question is, how do i remove these two programs?, if i try to
rpm -e <either package>

i get the output

/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.90480: line 6: /opt/NAI/package/LinuxShield/setup: No such file or directory
error: %preun(LinuxShield-1.0.0-404) scriptlet failed, exit status 127

i check /opt and true enough there isnt a directory "NAI"

any ideas,

thanks in advance

MattyG

reddazz · 11-04-2005, 05:00 AM

Use synaptic to remove the old version or "rpm -e LinuxShield-1.0.0-404".

bob_man_uk · 11-04-2005, 05:07 AM

Quote:

originally posted by reddazz
Use synaptic to remove the old version or "rpm -e LinuxShield-1.0.0-404".

READ

Quote:

Originally posted by bob_man_uk
if i try to
rpm -e <either package>

i get the output

/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.90480: line 6: /opt/NAI/package/LinuxShield/setup: No such file or directory
error: %preun(LinuxShield-1.0.0-404) scriptlet failed, exit status 127

i check /opt and true enough there isnt a directory "NAI"

it doesnt work

reddazz · 11-05-2005, 05:10 AM

Code:

#rpm -e --noscripts LinuxShield-1.0.0-404

bob_man_uk · 11-06-2005, 01:51 PM

excellent it worked,

Thanks

mattyG