Apparently, _Paul Howarth_, on 14/08/05 08:30,typed: > On Sun, 2005-08-14 at 07:19 -0500, Jeff Vian wrote: > >>That would not mess with the database at all. However, it would leave >>the package listed as installed. >> >>Try >>rpm -qa kernel\* >> >>then identify the source package that was installed in step 1 above and >>do >> rpm -e kernel-XXX >>where kernel-XXX is the source package you installed. > > > Installing an SRPM does not affect the RPM database at all. That > includes the list of installed packages. There will be no kernel-XXX > package to remove as a result of installing a kernel-XXX.src.rpm. > > Paul. Yes, there is no src package installed. Thanks for the helpful post clarifying my doubts, really appreciate it. regards, ->HS -- Please remove the underscores ( the '_' symbols) from my email address to obtain the correct one. Apologies, but the fudging is to remove spam.
