christopher j bottaro wrote:
> hey,
> 
> ok, i accidentally deleted some kernel files like a moron.  so i downloaded 
> the latest kernel from redhat and installed it.  weird thing is that rpm 
> didn't complain that the rpm was already installed.  now when i issue the 
> following command:
> 
> rpm -qa | grep -i kernel
> 
> i get the following output:
> 
> kernel-source-2.4.9-31
> kernel-2.4.9-31
> kernel-2.4.9-31
> kernel-headers-2.4.9-31
> 
> notice kernel-2.4.9-31 is there twice?  when i try to remove one by:
> 
> rpm -e kernel-2.4.9-31
> 
> i get the following error:
> 
> error: "kernel-2.4.9-31" specifies multiple packages
> 
> what do i do?  how do i remove it?
> 
> thanks,
> christopher

First try:

rpm --rebuilddb

and check again.

It *should* find itself listed twice and take care of it.


--jeremy



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