How do I uninstall mplayer using RPM's

nicholls15 · 06-29-2004, 09:27 AM

Hello Folks

I'm just after installing Fedora Yarrow , so i'm pretty new to this . I have managed to install mplayer on my machine but found out that its best to install the codex first so it will work properly .

I have just downloaded the latest codex and I want to install them but I need to uninstall mplayer ,

The problem is I don't know how to uninstall the RPMS , I tried rpm -e but that didn't work ..

Any Idea's

RockmanExe · 06-29-2004, 10:05 AM

Why it didn't work?
it should be as root:

rpm -e mplayer

Regards

darthtux · 06-29-2004, 10:13 AM

When uninstalling rpm's you don't use the .whatever.rpm at the end. Just the package name like in RockmanExe's post.

nicholls15 · 06-29-2004, 10:28 AM

[root@PaulN root]# rpm -e mplayer
error: package mplayer is not installed
[root@PaulN root]#

What am I doing wrong , It is installed , I can access mplayer

My hair is gone

darthtux · 06-29-2004, 10:39 AM

Try

rpm --rebuilddb

first. The database may not be updated.

nicholls15 · 06-29-2004, 10:56 AM

I ran that command and then the RPM -e mplayer and still no joy .

nicholls15 · 06-29-2004, 10:57 AM

can you view a list of the rpms you have installed

darthtux · 06-29-2004, 11:05 AM

rpm -qa will list all of them
rpm -qa | grep mplayer
will list ones for mplayer

If you have kde you might try the kpackage GUI

nicholls15 · 06-29-2004, 11:14 AM

[root@PaulN root]# rpm -qa | grep mplayer
mplayer-codecs-extralite-2.0-2
mplayer-common-1.0pre4-3
mplayer-vidix-1.0pre4-3
mplayer-gui-1.0pre4-3
mplayer-skin-default-1.0-2
mplayer-vidix-nVidia-1.0pre4-3
[root@PaulN root]#

Thats the results from the search

What should the command be to remove it
rpm -e mplayer ?

Darthux thnaks for your help

darthtux · 06-29-2004, 11:33 AM

Try
rpm -e mplayer-common
etc.

nicholls15 · 06-30-2004, 04:55 AM

[root@PaulN mplayer]# rpm -e mplayer-common
error: Failed dependencies:
mplayer-common = 2:1.0pre4 is needed by (installed) mplayer-gui-1.0pre4-3
[root@PaulN mplayer]#

I got the above error when I ran rpm -e mplayer-common

Any ideas

IBall · 06-30-2004, 06:16 AM

I think you can place them all on one line to avoid dependancies, eg:

Code:

rpm -e mplayer-common mplayer-gui

Place all the mplayer packages as the same command.

--Ian