rpm: installed or not installed...

c0c0deuz · 07-12-2003, 06:51 PM

I am trying to install fetchmail on redhat 9

I download the rpm from redhat,
I lunched: rpm -Uvh fetchmail-version.rpm and it returns:
-package fetchmail.version is already installed

ok! so i try to remove it so i can reinstall it...
rpm -e fetchmail.version.rpm and it returns:
-error: package fetchmail.version.rpm is not installed

Euhm.... What is the matter, here!

DrOzz · 07-12-2003, 06:57 PM

rpm -qa|grep -i fetchmail
to see if it is actually installed, and also you can try to
rpm --rebuilddb
and then try to remove it, if it is still there
don't matter what order you do this in, its just a couple of things you can try.

acid_kewpie · 07-12-2003, 07:14 PM

c0c0deuz, this is a bit basic for you isn't it? did you also try searching the site?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=50059
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=70324
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=65527

c0c0deuz · 07-12-2003, 07:15 PM

rpm -qa|grep -i fetchmail
return the fetchmail.version-no

rpm --rebuilddb
return an error:
error: db4 error(16) from dbenv->remove: Device or ressource busy

c0c0deuz · 07-12-2003, 07:38 PM

Nothing is basic anough for me acid...
Thanks, your last link give me the answer.
I was confusing packetage and file :^(