How to Un-install opera from FC5
 

Hi guys I'm having problem un-installing an older version of opera from my FC5. At the time of installing there was no opera for FC5 so I used the version for FC4. When I linked up today I saw that Opera now had a version for FC5. It would not install, telling me that Opera was already installed. Yet, it did not run properly. So I followd some links on this forum and ran the following;
rm -rf/usr/share/opera and
rm /usr/bin/opera and
rm -rf ~/.opera

but the new version will not install, giving me the same message of telling me that Opera is already installed.

Can someone please help me, I would like to install the new version of opera.

thanks

Hein

that command should clean up any opera file you have left. If it fails, you may have to use the --force option. I'm not sure how erasing the files manually affects the rpm process. After that, you should be able to install opera with ...
The -U and --force switches might force an upgrade of opera, but again, I'm not familiar with how erasing previous files affect the rpm process.

Hi bssmith
Thanks, I have now gone the long route to re-install FC5. After that I installed opera but now have no links to run it, any thoughts?
hein

Which window manager are you running?

nevermind. I see you posted over at http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=447137

I'll watch that thread and help out if I can.