[ILUG] rpm troubles

[Fergal Daly]

How did you manage that? Try

       --allmatches
              Remove all versions  of  the  package  which  match
              <package_name>.  Normally  an  error  is  issued if
              <package_name> matches multiple packages.

Fergal

On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 02:45:39PM +0100, Hugh Mc Gauran wrote:
> i still get the same errors..looks like the same package was rpmed in a
> couple of times...
> 
> 
> kilmore % rpm -qa |grep mysql
> mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7
> mysql-3.23.32-1.7
> mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7
> mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7
> kilmore % rpm -e mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7
> error: "mysql-server-3.23.32-1.7" specifies multiple packages
> kilmore % 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 21 May 2001, Fergal Daly stated:
> > You'll need to stick a version string on the end. Do
> > 
> > rpm -qa |grep mysql
> > 
> > and rpm -e using the full strings you get out of that,
> > 
> > Fergal
> > 
> > On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 02:35:26PM +0100, Hugh Mc Gauran wrote:
> > > I am trying to remove an rpm and it is telling me that 
> > > error: "mysql-server" specifies multiple packages
> > > 
> > > i dunno what the hell it is..it looks like the rpm for mysql server was
> > > installed 3 times and now i cant uninstall it..
> > > 
> > > any ideas?
> > > 
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> > > Hugh
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> Regards
> Hugh
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> Email cantona at skynet.ie 	 Web http://hughmc.csn.ul.ie
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