Doesn't sound like Fedora to me but if it was, you could install yum-utils package and run commands like...
package-cleanup --dupes # to identify or package-cleanup --cleandupes # to automatically remove the older versions Craig On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 11:54 -0700, nrezinorn wrote: > What distribution is this? Fedora? > If there are multiple packages installed via a manager (lets say > yum),try running this command: > > > rpm -qa |grep procps > > If you get more than one result, you should be able to rpm -e the > full rpm name you don't want/need. I find it stranger than an RPM > distro is "slotting" packages with the same name....but i guess you > can do that from what you stated above. > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/multiple-versions-of-packages-installed-160259/#post829725 > seems to be the same question. Hope this helps! > > -Jim > > > > On 3/20/09, Josef Lowder <j...@actionline.com> wrote: > > Synaptic just did an hours worth of updates on one of my systems, > > ending with the warning message shown below. So some questions: > > > > #1. How could I have ended up with multiple versions of 'procps'? > > #2. How do I find and eliminate any extra multiple versions? > > #3. The warning describes setting one of two options in a configuration > > file, > > but it does not indicate which configuration file or where to find it. ?? > > #4. I tried typing "RPM::Allow ..." at the command line, and got "not found" > > ?? > > #5. So what should I do? > > > > The warning message: > > > > W: There are multiple versions of "procps" in your system. > > This package won't be cleanly updated, unless you leave > > only one version. To leave multiple versions installed, > > you may remove that warning by setting the following > > option in your configuration file: > > RPM::Allow-Duplicated { "^procps$"; }; > > > > To disable these warnings completely set: > > RPM::Allow-Duplicated-Warning "false"; > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss