On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > inode0 wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> # rpm -e --nodeps gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.1386.rpm > >> error: package gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.1386.rpm is not installed > >> [root@x86_64 mickey]# rpm -e --nodeps gtk2 > >> error: "gtk2" specifies multiple packages > >> [root@x86_64 mickey]# rpm -e --nodeps gtk2-2.12.1.fc8 > >> error: package gtk2-2.12.1.fc8 is not installed > >> [root@x86_64 mickey]# > >> > > > > rpm expects a package name ,,, use --allmatches do remove both > > versions if that is what you really want to do. > > > > John > > > > > John would you please do a 'example' of using the command --allmatches I > have never seen this used. > Also how would this affect the dependencies ? rpm -e --test --allmatches gtk2 You will need to deal with dependencies if there are any. John
