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Re: FW: RPM [user] TRUBBLE




im sorry i couldnt resist ....

may the --force be with you :)

casey boone





---Kara Pritchard <kara@lanscape.net> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> rpm -Uvh whatevertherpm --force
> 
> - Kara
> 
>
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> Kara Pritchard                        	Phone:
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> Red Hat Certified Engineer
> Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
> LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
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> 
> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Robert Threet wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Ouch!  Neither works.  The -Uvh says "already
installed" and -e 
> > reports "not installed".  FUBAR'd?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kara Pritchard
> > To: 'silug-discuss@silug.org'
> > Sent: 29.07.99 8:57
> > Subject: Re: RPM [user] TRUBBLE
> > 
> > 
> > Did you try rpm -e applix?
> > 
> > If that won't work (b/c files are missing) rpm
-Uvh the applix stuff, to
> > reinstall everything, then rpm -e them.
> > 
> > - Kara
> > 
> >
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> > Kara Pritchard                        	Phone:
217-698-1694
> > Red Hat Certified Engineer
> > Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
> > LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
> >
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> > 
> > On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Robert Threet wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I just loaded up RH 6.0 so I in rebuilding my
whole system.  
> > > When I saw that RH had a copy of Applixware, I
loaded it.
> > > It didn't work [couldn't update some lib or
something] maybe
> > > do to the alpha X server I'm using for my
Voodoo 3 card(?)
> > > 
> > > Anyway, I figured I'd just install my old copy
which worked 
> > > under Caldera.  I installed it but it wouldn't
run.  Then I 
> > > thought - oops, I should've removed the old
Applixware before
> > > installing this one.  So I ran 'rm * -rf' on
the applix dir
> > > and tried to rpm again.  I know!  I know!  I
made a lot of
> > > mistakes here.  As you might already know... it
won't let me 
> > > re-install "axbase is already installed" or
un-install "axbase
> > > package not installed."  
> > > 
> > > Q: Is there a way out of this mess without
re-installing?
> > > 
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