[ale] rpm bug

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I tried all three suggestions after the --rebuild and none of them worked yet.
Still somehow, the rpm manager says that the packages have been installed:

Drew



[root at computer3 setups]# rpm -Uvh --allfiles 
NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18_18.8.0.i686.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        package NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-4191.rh80up_2.4.18_18.8.0 is already 
installed[root at computer3 setups]# rpm -Uvh --allfiles 
NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191.i386.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        package NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-4191 is already installed



On Wednesday 05 February 2003 19:01, Jonathan Glass \(IBB\) wrote:
> Look into the "rpm -e --allmatches" option.  Also, do an "rpm -qa | grep
> <partial package name>" to see what the package names itself.  Finally,
> try a "rpm --rebuilddb".  This fixes a myriad of odd-ball rpm problems.
>
> HTH
>
> Jonathan Glass
> Systems Support Specialist II
> Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> 404.385.0127
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> ChangingLINKS.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 6:33 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] rpm bug
>
>
> What is the deal with rpms?
> On several occasions, I have installed a package using rpm -i or rpm -U.
> Then, if I try to do rpm -e the results is that the "package is not
> installed" Finally, when I do rpm -U or rpm -i of the same package, it
> says "package
> already installed"
>
> Can someone help me understand HOW that can happen so that I won't be so
>
> frustrated with that aspect. (We will skip the debate on whether or not
> this
> is a bug or a weakness or not this time.) It seems like the other
> systems of
> installation that I have used are more reliable - but take more
> keystrokes.

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Drew Brown
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