* Donn Washburn
I was going to check the RPM database for various pieces of software versions. Say like Open Office by "rpm --qa *".
first, there is no option "--qa", its "-qa", and the asterisk is superfluous.
To which the rpm database comes up with Amarok-1.4.6 only.
this makes NO sense, "Amarok...", *unless* your database is totally corrupt.
I would have expected a dump of the programss.
given the correct syntax...
So I did a remake of the RPM database "rpm --rebuilddb" then "rpm --initdb" and still it finds only Amarok.
show the EXACT command you typed as this still makes no sense.
This was done as "root".
not necessary to show installed pgms, but is for the rebuild and/or initdb.
Am I doing it wrong or is there some other new trick. "rpm -q" rpmfilename seems to work but rpm "-q *" or "-qa *" fails to work. Is this a Senior Moment or bad memory problem.
"Senior" no, but perhaps bad memory. More likely you do not know the command structure/syntax. IN LINUX command-line applications, *usually* the proper command syntax may be displayed via "<command> --help". There is also "man <command>". try: rpm --help and man rpm rpm -qa <app-name> works for me, as does rpm -qa |grep <app-name> or, when memory might be faulty rpm -qa |grep -i <app-name>
Ultimately I was going to "rpm -qa * | grep open"
But you didn't ????
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