Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Carl Hartung <suselinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 31 October 2005 23:43, Aschwin Marsman wrote:
> I have the following problem:
>
> # rpm -q lame
> lame-3.96.1-pm.1
> lame-3.96.1-pm.1
> # rpm -e lame
> error: "lame" specifies multiple packages
>
> How can I solve this? The smart package manager hangs when trying
> to remove the package and I can't get it deleted on the commandline.
>
> Already did a rpm rebuild db.

Hi Aschwin,

Have you checked to see what shows up in the "Install and Remove 
Software" (now "Software Management") module in YaST? I understand it's a GUI 
layered on top of rpm, but since rpm is basically a fixed application 
relational database management system, sometimes the GUI provides just the 
needed "broad view" during forensics... it is simply easier to "browse" the 
database in the GUI. Select "Package Groups" in the left pane, scroll to the 
bottom and select "zzz all" and all the packages, installed and not, will be 
displayed in the right-hand pane. Scroll down to lame and see what's listed. 
If there are two, try selecting *both* for removal. That's the best I can do 
for tonight. I'll catch up with the list tomorrow and good luck!

regards,

- Carl