How do you uninstall a rpm?

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:16 PM

Using Fedora Core 1

kosta22 · 04-09-2004, 03:19 PM

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:22 PM

so in terminal

rtfm filename.rpm?

Peacedog · 04-09-2004, 03:25 PM

rpm -e filename.rpm for further reading

man rpm

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:27 PM

[root@localhost jeff]# rpm -e wine-20040309-1fc1winehq.i386.rpm
error: package wine-20040309-1fc1winehq.i386.rpm is not installed

it is for sure installed. any ideas?

rshaw · 04-09-2004, 03:33 PM

don't put the file extension on. the blah.i386.rpm part, it's installed,its not an rpm anylonger. rpm -e wine

rshaw · 04-09-2004, 03:35 PM

kosta22, if all you have to say is rtfm, don't post at all.

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:35 PM

tyvm!

Peacedog · 04-09-2004, 03:37 PM

my apologies indeed for the syntax error, i don't use rpms frequently. sorry.

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:42 PM

[root@localhost jeff]# rpm -e wine
error reading information on service wine: No such file or directory
error: %preun(wine-20040309-1fc1winehq) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

any ideas?

rshaw · 04-09-2004, 03:51 PM

ok, try the whole name (all but the .i386.rpm bit.)
rpm -e wine-20040309-1fc1winehq

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 03:52 PM

same error.

you guys are right it is

rpm -e wine

its just being ghey.

fzx1 · 04-09-2004, 04:05 PM

ok im going to reinstall it because it looks like it removed alot of the files but left the directories.

i do

[root@localhost jeff]# rpm -i wine-20040309-1fc1winehq.i386.rpm --replacepkgs

should i get a response right away? right now it just goes to the next line with a blinking cursor.