Yeah. This technique I had thought of. Scared me slightly. I just wondered whether there wasn't an easier way.
jj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:26 AM Subject: Re: multiple copies of same kernel??!! > >>>>> "jtj" == John Thayer Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > jtj> I have 5 identical copies of kernel-2.4.9-13 on my Redhat 7.2. This was a > jtj> result of a bug (Bugzilla number 55633) in up2date for Redhat 7.2. If one > jtj> had (I had) earlier versions of the same package (in this case, the kernel) > jtj> installed, then each time up2date ran it installed yet another version of > jtj> the latest. > > jtj> I got rid of all the earlier versions of the kernel, so now it no longer > jtj> adds duplicates. Is there any way to remove all but one copy of this same > jtj> version? I see in the rpm man pages that one can remove rpm installs by > jtj> install number - but I don't see how to find out the install numbers for my > jtj> five copies. > > > Make sure you have a good kernel to boot from or a boot floppy then > > rpm -e --allmatches kernel > > Of course at this point you will have to re-install only one copy of > the kernel yo want. > > > > > -- > Ray Curtis Unix Programmer/Consultant Curtis Consulting > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ccux.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
