Re: xmms (explain this!)

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:47:48 -0600
Brian Connolly <linus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> root@localhost root]# rpm -Uvh xmms-1.2.9-1.p.i386.rpm
> warning: xmms-1.2.9-1.p.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 30c9ecf8
> Preparing...               
> ###########################################
> [100%]
>         package xmms-1.2.9-1.p is already installed
> [root@localhost root]# rpm -e xmms-1.2.9-1.p.i386.rpm
> error: package xmms-1.2.9-1.p.i386.rpm is not installed
> 
> ?????????????????????

You cannot pass the whole _filename_ for rpm operations that refer to a
package that is already installed. eg.:

~ rpm -q rpm
rpm-4.2.1-0.30

~ rpm -qi rpm 
Name        : rpm                          Relocations: (not
[snip]

~ rpm -qi rpm-4.2.1-0.30
Name        : rpm                          Relocations: (not
[snip]

~ rpm -qi rpm-4.2.1-0.30.i386.rpm
package rpm-4.2.1-0.30.i386.rpm is not installed

HTH

Andre

-- 
Andre Oliveira da Costa



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