On Wednesday 17 March 2004 01:00 pm, you wrote: > Kaustubh Ghosh wrote: > <snip> > > > I have a java interpreter installed. > > > >>Remove, using rpm (if you installed that way) the olders java machines. > > > > java -version gives: > > java version "1.3.1" > > jdkgcj 0.2.3 (http://www.arklinux.org/projects/jdkgcj) > > gcj (GCC) 3.3.2 20031022 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.2-1) > > Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > Seems to be a part of gcc.How can I remove it? > > No it is not part of gcc. jdfgcj is from some strange 'not intended > for Fedora' package, from Ark Linux. The parts of gcc (gcj etc) used > in the jdkgcj package originate from GNU GCC. > > Try > 'rpm -qf `which java`' > > That will tell you where the 'java' executable came from - so long as > it was installed using the RPM. Use the name of the RPM package > returned by the above command to remove it ' rpm -e thename' . > > > How can I do so?Please give your advice considering me a > > novice.Thanks. > > I think as a novice you should pay more attention to what you are > installing. Don't you recall installing a package from Ark Linux ?? > > Cheers, > Michael The command you gave returned: "file /usr/bin/java is not owned by any package" Can it be that it is present from RedHat 8 which I later upgraded to FC1. Now what can I do?
