[lug] Uninstalling rpm via cmd line

Warren Sanders sanders at MontanaLinux.Org
Fri Oct 26 11:29:10 MDT 2001


On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Kirk Ellsworth wrote:
> 
> I have installed arkeia to backup my server about a month ago.  I
> decided to not go with it and would like to remove it.  I have ran the
> rpm cmd to uninstall the rpm but it says it is already uninstalled.  I
> know it isn't, how can I force this and get ride of everything that
> Arkeia left on my box?
> 
> Ke 
first check to see that it is installed by 'rpm -qa | grep arkeia'
second 'rpm -e arkeia' or if the above tells you better such as arkeia-devel.

I'm not sure if force/nodeps will work here but 'rpm -e --force --nodeps arkeia'

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Warren Sanders
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