Co-worker spotted my problem, I was trying to de-install a file, not a package name, once I dropped the ".rpm", it worked beautifully. That second set of eyes helps.
James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM & zLinux Base Technologies, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Furber Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:56 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: problem deinstalling an rpm Try --force "May the force be with you" "CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR)" <james.chap...@associates.dhs.gov> wrote: >I am having a problem with a possible corrupted rpm. I tried to >uninsta;; and rpm, and it tells be it is not installed to begin with, go >to install, message is that is it installed. > > > >r...@zn001:(/root)#rpm -i Some_modulefiles.s390x.rpm > > package Some_modulefiles.s390x is already installed > >r...@zn001:(/root)#rpm -q Some_modulefiles.s390x.rpm > >package Some_modulefiles.s390x.rpm is not installed > >same message with rpm -e . . . . is not installed and quits. > > > >James Chaplin > >Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM & zLinux > >Base Technologies, Inc > >Supporting the zSeries Platform Team > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
