Solved it. Through a Google Groups search, I came across the --allmatches switch for rpm. So, I executed:
rpm -e kernel-smp-2.4.7-10 --allmatches and all gone! Google Groups are good! On 05/16/02, 03:55:25PM -0400, John P Verel wrote: > Okay. Done and all's well, but I now have a weird problem. When I do: > > rpm -qa | grep kernel, I get: > > kernel-2.4.18-3 > kernel-smp-2.4.7-10 > kernel-smp-2.4.7-10 > kernel-doc-2.4.18-3 > kernelcfg-0.6-9 > kernel-source-2.4.18-3 > kernel-ibcs-2.2.16-22 > > Note two instances of the smp kernel. If I attempt to erase one, I get > a message saying kernel-smp-2.4.7-10 "specifies multiple packages" > > If I look in /boot and/or do a locate vmlinuz (after having run > updatedb), I get: > > > /boot/vmlinuz > /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3 > /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3smp > /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3bigmem > > I also did an rpm rebuild of the database. > > So, no trace of the smp kernel. Yet, rpm reports two instances of it as > installed. > > Anyone know what's going on here? FWIW, the machine's working just > fine. -- John P. Verel Living Proof That Low Tech Beats High Tech! _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
