> that exactly what I did before > > $ rpm -q kernel-module-ntfs gave me > package kernel-module-ntfs is not installed > > snow I tried > > $ rpm -qa | grep -i ntfs which gave me > kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.5 > > now I tried to remove the package > $ rpm -e kernel-module-ntfs gave me > error: package kernel-module-ntfs is not installed > > I had to try > $ rpm -e kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.5 > > to remove it > > why is that so? usually it should be suffifcient to provide the name > like "kernel-module-ntfs" only, why whole pacakge name including > version? Kernel modules are special: you often want to have multiple versions installed, one per installed kernel. Including the kernel version/release in the module's package name means that rpm/yum won't try to remove older module packages for other kernels when you install a new one. So in this case, the package *name* is kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5, the package version is 2.1.27 and the release is 0.rr.10.5. Paul.
Thanks, something learned. Well I its just a transient problem. :-) Thanks to all !
