I installed apt get with synaptic then broke it by trying to configure it to work with feshrpms's depository. It worked for a bit, but now it simply download the packages i selected and then quits with an error. I figure i'll just uninstall and then reinstall it. so i su and type:

[root@localhost steegs]# rpm -e --test synaptic-0.45-1.fr.i386.rpm
error: package synaptic-0.45-1.fr.i386.rpm is not installed

im fairly sure its installed 'casue when i type synaptic it opens a program that looks a lot like synaptic. i get the same error for apt. How do I uninstall these programs?

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are there any depositories anyone would suggest for installing things like mplayer, xine, ect?

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Also, are uninstalls clean in fedora/linux? I come from a windows environment where uninstalling leaves piles of unwanted ....stuff... all over the place.

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finally, is there a way i can view all the packages installed i've installed? i tried:

rpm --last

but get nothing. is there a tool that keeps track of the packages you've installed and allows you to uninstall them with a coupple clicks of the mouse? ill get over the neat-o guis once i understand the os structure more, promise. im reading a book.


peace out
steegs

Can't help you with apt-get or synaptic, (and I don't touch the rat) but....

as root, you could try:

rpm -rebuilddb which will rebuild your rpm database, in case it's fouled up.

rpm -qa --- prints a list of installed rpms on the terminal

rpm -qa | sort | less -- does the same thing, but sorts them alphabetically and will display it a page at a time.

rpm -qa | sort > yourfilenamehere.txt -- will do all of the above, but saves the output to a text file.

To read the text file in a terminal type:

less yourfilename.txt

HTH

Yesterday, synaptic and apt-get stopped working for me. I wonder if it is a server problem?

thanks for the commands frogman, that helped a lot. --help doesnt tell all i see. sorry i didnt look in the man(thought it was more or less the same).

i got apt and synaptic uninstalled then reinstalled them, and they work just fine again expect with not so many packages. ill have to try and add freshrpms the correct way this time.

thanks for the help
steegs

no worries,

you might be interested in Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html

or download the pdf

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/Intro-Linux.pdf

It gives a good basic grounding in a "read a paragraph, play with what you've read for a bit, read a bit more" way.