Rpm -e

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 02:37 PM

I am tryin to erase freetype-2.1.3-6 but it gives me this error:

Code:

error: Failed dependencies:
        libttf.so.2 is needed by (installed) VFlib2-2.25.6-10
        libttf.so.2 is needed by (installed) ghostscript-7.05-32.1
        libttf.so.2 is needed by (installed) php-4.2.2-17.2

Is there ne way that I can leave that file there because I have a later version of Freetype installed.

israel · 08-14-2003, 03:21 PM

hello

I had that problem before and i relized that i had to delete some dependencies first in this case u have to delete VFlib2-2.25.6-10,
ghostscript-7.05-32.1 and php-4.2.2-17.2

i dont think is a good idea to get rid off php but if you dont use it go for it
i use php for my web server and it is pretty cool programing language

Mathieu · 08-14-2003, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Is there ne way that I can leave that file there because I have a later version of Freetype installed.

I don't understand

If you want to upgrade freetype, you would do it like this:

Code:

rpm -Uvh <myNewRPM>

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 04:32 PM

I installed it a while a go and I only need the newer one + a program wont work properly unless I only have one version and yeah I cant delete PHP cuz eventually I am gunna need it for a web server.

Mathieu · 08-14-2003, 05:19 PM

And both of them are RPMs...

Type the following command and post the output:

Code:

rpm -qa | grep freetype

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 05:28 PM

did that and it said:

Code:

freetype-2.1.4-1
freetype-2.1.3-6
freetype-devel-2.1.4-1

I needed the Devel for XFree86-Devel

Mathieu · 08-14-2003, 05:43 PM

Two of them...

I guess you could remove the old RPM by ignoring the dependencies.

Code:

rpm -e --nodeps <myRPM>

NOTE: I don't encourage breaking dependencies

You may get errors ...

... I just don't know.

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 05:58 PM

so there is no way of just leavin that file?

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 06:25 PM

well If I cant where is the RPM configuration file located?

Mathieu · 08-14-2003, 06:33 PM

I no longer understand

You mentioned that you wanted to remove freetype-2.1.3-6.
You can do that by using the --nodeps option.

SnowSurfAir · 08-14-2003, 07:31 PM

yeah but the program that I need to work says that I can edit some RPM configuration file to make it work instead of removin it cuz Id profer no to break ne dependencies

SnowSurfAir · 08-16-2003, 07:23 PM

I uninstalled the newer version and am now tryin to reinstall it with the -Uvh command but it said the same thing as when I tried to uninstall the older version

SnowSurfAir · 08-16-2003, 07:42 PM

never mind

praveen_2003 · 08-17-2003, 01:44 AM

u can try doing this
rpm -e --nodeps <ur RPM>

this will not check any dependencies.