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Operating system: Linux: Installer: File: Remove: How to uninstall a .rpm package?

Feb 27th, 2004 03:47
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 February 2004 - 12:36 am -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Installer: File: Remove: How to uninstall 
a .rpm package?

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The rpm program will check in its database before uninstalling a 
package
and will not uninstall a package that is already there, even if you
are trying to uninstall a newer version.

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You can do the uninstallation by using the -e parameter:

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To uninstall, use the command:

 rpm -e <your .rpm filename>

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e.g.

 rpm -e bison1-35.6.rpm

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A typical sequence to uninstall a .rpm package might be:

Steps: Overview:

 1. -Open a console

 2. -Login as root

     1. su

     2. supply your root password

 3. -Get some information about the currently present packages,
     and help in order to find them

Operating system: Linux: Uninstaller: File: Check: How to view 
information about .rpm packages? [query]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/26858/fid/445

 4. -Type on the command line

      rpm -e <your rpm packagename>

     e.g.

      rpm -e bison1.2.3-6

 5. -Then uninstallation will start and proceed further
     usually automatically

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Note:

If you want to override yourself the restrictions of the rpm
software (e.g. it does not let you install a package, because
it depends on another package which is not present), you
can use the commands (thus use this with caution):

 rpm -e -nodeps <your package name>

e.g.

 rpm -e -nodeps bison1.2.3-6

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Internet: see also:

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Operating system: Linux: Uninstallation: File: Overview: Can you give 
me an overview of uninstallation?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/29106/fid/107

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