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[chris.reeves@xxxxxxxxx (Chris Reeves)]

Steve Sheriff wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone.
> 
> Having failed to get libjpeg.so.62 working I wrote to SeSE support asking them
> what to do when 'startx enlightenment' did not work after a 6.2 to 6.3 upgrade.
> Here is then reply
> 
> Type in the command
> 
> rpm -e libjpeg
> 
> That uninstalls it. Then you can install our version with YaST.
> 
> the rpm -e will not let me do it due to dependencies so I reistalled it using
> Yast. Still doesn't work. Does the rpm -e do something different to
> reinstalling from Yast?

It might do. I think if you also pass rpm the --nodeps option, it will force
the uninstallation, and then you can reinstall with YaST.

Hope that helps,
        Chris

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