Re: RPM is reading database incorrectly

Polashek, Matthew wrote:

Anyone know why this happens?

[root@localhost RPMs]# rpm -e xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm
error: package xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm is not installed

Rpm -e uses the same syntax as rpm -q below, you cannot use the full rpm name, just the package name.
To delete a package use "rpm -e <package name>". In this case, use "rpm -e xmms-alsa"

[root@localhost RPMs]# rpm -i xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm
warning: xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key
ID e42d547b
       package xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr is already installed
[root@localhost RPMs]#

When I run rpm -q xmms-alsa, the output indicates that xmms-alsa-1.2.8 is
installed.  Why does this happen and how do I fix it?  I can't seem to find
this particular problem anywhere in the ether.