Re: How to re-install the package when some files is deleted ?

To: Wong Kwok-hon <kwokhon@xxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: How to re-install the package when some files is deleted ?
From: Wayne Leutwyler <wayne-leutwyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:15:43 -0500
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Wong Kwok-hon wrote:

Hi...

Would some one tell me that how to re-install the package when some of
the files were deleted accidently?

Thank you for help!


Ringo

This should do what your asking:

rpm -ivh --replacepkgs packagename.rpm

For more details see man rpm

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Wayne Leutwyler - RHCT, CNA
Linux Admin / DBA
Columbus OH. USA
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