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Drone4four
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 Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: [solved] uninstalling an rpm |
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I recently installed Google Desktop Linux according to this guide. Google Desktop Linux doesn't work at all so I am trying to uninstall it. In order to do that I need to use an rpm command but can't figure out what parmaters I should pass after reading the man page for rpm.
Here is a copy and paste of some relevant headings in the man page:
| Quote: | INSTALLING, UPGRADING, AND REMOVING PACKAGES:
rpm {-i|--install} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...
rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...
rpm {-F|--freshen} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...
rpm {-e|--erase} [--allmatches] [--nodeps] [--noscripts]
[--notriggers] [--repackage] [--test] PACKAGE_NAME .. |
Which parameter would uninstall Google Desktop? -e? --erase? Here is the output of those parameters:
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localhost Desktop # rpm -e google-desktop-linux-current.rpm
error: package google-desktop-linux-current.rpm is not installed
localhost drone4four # rpm --erase google-desktop-linux-current.rpm
error: package google-desktop-linux-current.rpm is not installed
localhost drone4four # exit
exit
drone4four@localhost ~ $
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Rexilion
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: uninstalling an rpm |
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I think you are using the wrong name for the package to be installed (it certainly does not have the rpm suffix if I remember correctly). What you need to do is:
rpm -l
Select packagename (1:1):
rpm -e <packagename> |
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Drone4four
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| Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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rpml, rpm -l <packagename> and rpm -e <packagename> do nothing:
| Code: | localhost Desktop # rpm -l google-desktop-linux-current.rpm
RPM version 4.4.6
Copyright (C) 1998-2002 - Red Hat, Inc.
This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
Usage: rpm [-aKfgpWHqVcdilsaKfgpWHqVKiv?] [-a|--all] [-f|--file] [-g|--group]
[-p|--package] [-W|--ftswalk] [--pkgid] [--hdrid] [--fileid]
[--specfile] [--triggeredby] [--whatrequires] [--whatprovides]
[--nomanifest] [-c|--configfiles] [-d|--docfiles] [--dump] [-l|--list]
[--queryformat=QUERYFORMAT] [-s|--state] [--nofdigests] [--nofiles]
[--nodeps] [--noscript] [--comfollow] [--logical] [--nochdir]
[--nostat] [--physical] [--seedot] [--xdev] [--whiteout]
[--addsign] [-K|--checksig] [--delsign] [--import] [--resign]
[--nodigest] [--nosignature] [--initdb] [--rebuilddb] [--aid]
[--allfiles] [--allmatches] [--badreloc] [-e|--erase <package>+]
[--excludedocs] [--excludepath=<path>] [--fileconflicts] [--force]
[-F|--freshen <packagefile>+] [-h|--hash] [--ignorearch] [--ignoreos]
[--ignoresize] [-i|--install] [--justdb] [--nodeps] [--nofdigests]
[--nocontexts] [--noorder] [--nosuggest] [--noscripts]
[--notriggers] [--oldpackage] [--percent] [--prefix=<dir>]
[--relocate=<old>=<new>] [--repackage] [--replacefiles]
[--replacepkgs] [--test] [-U|--upgrade <packagefile>+]
[-D|--define 'MACRO EXPR'] [-E|--eval 'EXPR'] [--macros=<FILE:...>]
[--nodigest] [--nosignature] [--rcfile=<FILE:...>] [-r|--root ROOT]
[--querytags] [--showrc] [--quiet] [-v|--verbose] [--version]
[-?|--help] [--usage] [--scripts] [--setperms] [--setugids]
[--conflicts] [--obsoletes] [--provides] [--requires] [--suggests]
[--enhances] [--info] [--changelog] [--xml] [--yaml] [--triggers]
[--last] [--dupes] [--filesbypkg] [--fileclass] [--filecolor]
[--filecontext] [--fscontext] [--recontext] [--fileprovide]
[--filerequire] [--vendorprovides] [--vendorrequires]
[--autorollback] [--buildpolicy=<policy>] [--with=<option>]
[--without=<option>]
localhost Desktop # rpm -e google-desktop-linux-current.rpm
error: package google-desktop-linux-current.rpm is not installed
localhost Desktop # rpm -l
localhost Desktop # exit
exit
drone4four@localhost ~ $
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Rexilion
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| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I should have been more accurate, sorry. Took another look on the internet, it seems that rpm -l lists files in a rpm packages (installed or as file I don't know). The man page is not really clear about that.
To query all packages installed:
rpm -qa
This should give you the 'exact' package name as rpm sees it. Then you do:
rpm -e <packagename>
Where you substiture <packagename> with the name of the package that is given with "rpm -qa" |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo to Other Things Gentoo.
Not about getting gentoo installed, so moved here
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Drone4four
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| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Rexilion wrote: | I should have been more accurate, sorry. Took another look on the internet, it seems that rpm -l lists files in a rpm packages (installed or as file I don't know). The man page is not really clear about that.
To query all packages installed:
rpm -qa
This should give you the 'exact' package name as rpm sees it. Then you do:
rpm -e <packagename>
Where you substiture <packagename> with the name of the package that is given with "rpm -qa" |
Thanks Rexillion, that worked:
| Code: | drone4four@localhost ~ $ su
Password:
localhost drone4four # rpm -qa
google-desktop-linux-1.2.0-0088.x86_64
localhost drone4four # rpm -e google-desktop-linux-1.2.0-0088.x86_64
localhost drone4four #
localhost drone4four # exit
exit
drone4four@localhost ~ $
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Rexilion
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| Good to hear! Could you please put [SOLVED] in your subject line? They do this here so others can find the solution more quickly... |
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Drone4four
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Rexilion wrote: | | Good to hear! Could you please put [SOLVED] in your subject line? They do this here so others can find the solution more quickly... |
Done.
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1.44MB capacity Floppy Disk - - PS/2 keyboard (no mouse) |
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