help with RPM

matt_w_lambert · 07-30-2003, 11:41 PM

ok i tryed to install mplayer with rpm somthing went wrong and it didn't get fully installed but it won't let me erase them i try
rpm -e package1 package2 package3
because when i try to erase one at a time it won't because they are dependant on one another

DrOzz · 07-30-2003, 11:44 PM

did you put && between each package name?

matt_w_lambert · 07-30-2003, 11:52 PM

i put
rpm -e mplayer-gui && mplayer-common && mplayer-skin
but it says mplayer is depentant on mplayer common
like it is skipping the && and just doing
rpm -e mplayer-gui

Crashed_Again · 07-31-2003, 01:42 AM

just do:

rpm -e mplayer-gui mplayer-common mplayer-skin

matt_w_lambert · 07-31-2003, 10:52 PM

i tryed that but it runs for a long time but does nothing i typed that it in and it ran for a few hours and still nothing

matt_w_lambert · 07-31-2003, 10:54 PM

wow i just tryed that agin and it took like 3 seconds to erase the packages hmmm

Disruptor · 08-01-2003, 03:18 AM

Be prepared to face this problem quite often. Annoying bug. Each time it happens you can follow these instructions to get things working:

http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb/

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Dominique