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03-06-2006, 06:53 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Chaska, MN
Distribution: Fedora
Posts: 195
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RPM Re-installation
Is there a way to force an RPM to reinstall - my OpenLDAP installation got a screwed so I just want to re-install the RPM...but when I try to remove it it tries to remove all of its dependants too. Is there a way to bypass that?
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03-06-2006, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2005
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Yes, there is the --nodeps flag; but make sure that you do re-install it or otherwise it will break the dependencies.
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03-06-2006, 10:49 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Hyderabad, India
Distribution: Red Hat, Fedora Core
Posts: 16
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RPM -ivh <rmpName> --force
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03-07-2006, 12:00 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2006
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im new here and new to linux with dual boot.
my other os is redhat 9 i686. i noticed that rpm's have i386. is there difference in the two? can i use the i386 rpm to upgrade my kernel?
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03-07-2006, 12:02 AM
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Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 48
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Use the following command to force the rpm for installation
rpm -ivh --aid --force <rpm name>
It should work.
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03-07-2006, 12:10 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2006
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thanks. there is no issue as to the i686 and i368? i will try it later and give you a feedback.
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03-07-2006, 12:17 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Hyderabad, India
Distribution: Red Hat, Fedora Core
Posts: 16
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Originally Posted by loybart2000
im new here and new to linux with dual boot.
my other os is redhat 9 i686. i noticed that rpm's have i386. is there difference in the two? can i use the i386 rpm to upgrade my kernel?
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these numbers depict the target architecture...
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03-07-2006, 04:58 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Chaska, MN
Distribution: Fedora
Posts: 195
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It always works for me
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