On 2008-01-08, David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, had a bit of a look for how to remove various src rpms that I've > messed with when trying to track bags etc. I though they may be tracked > in the rpm database, but google nor maximum rpm do not seem to have an > answer. > > I can see they got installed under /usr/src/redhat, but what is the most > foolproof way to get rid of particular ones ? .src.rpm's aren't really intended to be "installed" as such; rather they are intended to be built into binary packages via the "rpmbuild" utility. When you install a .src.rpm using the "rpm" utility, all that happens is that the source tarball and various patches get installed into /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES, and the .spec file gets installed into /usr/src/redhat/SPECS; it is not tracked in the rpm database until a binary package is built and installed from the source tarball and patches. -- John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx)
