Hi Yago, just remove the sane packages themselves, then remove the 2 packages listed= =20 below.
> libsane1-1.0.9-3.1mdk > libsane-devel-1.0.9-3.1mdk You may need to use the --nodeps switch to get them to remove. Some functionality may be lost during this deinstallation, however, once=20 the source tarball is compiled and installed, it will be back. Don't walk the dependency tree, everything you uninstall will need to be=20 installed again, anyway. Leaving it on the system will keep those=20 components from running between uninstalling the RPMs and installing the=20 newly compiled version, but will save you reinstalling everything=20 afterwards. Also, note that, when installing from source, your RPM database will not be= =20 updated, so your installer will not be aware that SANE is actually=20 installed. If you value the integrity of your RPM database, I would suggest the=20 following: - Remove the packages, as mentioned already. - Reinstall those very same packages, using the --just-db switch to RPM.=20 This will make the system believe that the package is installed while it's= =20 in fact not installed. - Untar, compile and install the tarball. Use --prefix=3D/usr=20 --sysconfdir=3D/etc switches to configure, so the file locations match what= =20 the RPM database says they should be. Melanie
