On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 12:04 -0600, Mike.Friedrichs wrote:
List,
Version: 10.3 Sys: dual core, 4 GIG
I downloaded a few RPM's for a project I'm working on. Installed the RPMs, all went okay, but when I went to preview the directories I noticed some of the directories had no files in them, when they should have. These directories were suppose to be built by the RPM's and files installed.
Then I panicked, instead of using 'rpm -e', I deleted the new directories. Now when I use 'rpm -U' to re-install the software, I get the message that this rpm is already installed.
How do I get back to the beginning before the rpm's were installed and start over, a clean slate.
Thanks,
-- MikeF Houston, TX
Not sure what packages you are referring to, so I'll just give a general response here. rpm -U does one of two things:... 1) It upgrades an existing package. 2) If the package did not exist, it installs as new. rpm -F is "freshen". In this case, 1) It upgrades an existing package, or 2) if the package does not exist, it stops. So with respect to the blank directories, is it possible you installed an upgrade package rather than a full blown package? Also, what happens if you rpm -e the entire package and then re-install the package from scratch using rpm -i? -- ---Bryen--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org