On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 12:47, Satan wrote:
Ok ill be a bit more clearer. Im not getting an error message if i did i would have said. When i use rpm -qpi package i get all the information. Grand, but it says on every package i tryed that its not installed even when it is. Whats causing this?
The -p flag is used to query the PACKAGE_FILE [PACKAGE_NAME.version.arch.rpm] file rather than the database of installed RPMs. Use "rpm -qi PACKAGE_NAME" (just the base name - no version required) to query the RPM database. Do "man rpm" and notice the distinction between "PACKAGE_NAME" and "PACKAGE_FILE" usage for various options.
As a specific example: [bevan@saladin fedora-1-updates]> ls strace-4.5.1-1.i386.rpm strace-4.5.1-1.i386.rpm
[bevan@saladin fedora-1-updates]> rpm -qpi strace-4.5.1-1.i386.rpm
Name : strace Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version : 4.5.1 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 1 Build Date: Thu 13 Nov 2003 07:37:23 PM PST
Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com
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[bevan@saladin fedora-1-updates]> rpm -qi strace-4.5.1-1.i386.rpm package strace-4.5.1-1.i386.rpm is not installed
[bevan@saladin fedora-1-updates]> rpm -qi strace
Name : strace Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version : 4.5.1 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 1 Build Date: Thu 13 Nov 2003 07:37:23 PM PST
Install Date: Tue 13 Jan 2004 07:45:23 PM PST Build Host: porky.devel.redha
