[lug] Uninstalling linuxconf fromRedhat 9

[Elyse M. Grasso]

On Wednesday 04 August 2004 01:49 pm, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
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> >>>>> "Elyse" == Elyse M Grasso <emgrasso at data-raptors.com> writes:
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> Elyse> I'm trying to upgrade from RH 9 to KRUD FC1 on a machine that
> Elyse> someone had installed linuxconf onto.
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> Elyse> anaconda dies with a message about
> Elyse> /usr/lib/linuxconf/install/rpm-preuninst.sh not found
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> Elyse> and trying to do a manual rpm -e linuxconf in RedHat 9 fails
> Elyse> with the same message
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> Elyse> Is touching the missing file so that it exists but does not do
> Elyse> anything likely to be safe?  -- Elyse Grasso
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> Possibly, but there is an easier way: 
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> rpm -e linuxconf --noscripts
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> which will remove the package and not run any of it's scripts. 
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> You can look at the scripts it has with a: 
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> rpm -q linuxconf --scripts
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> kevin
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That seems to have got it. Thanks.

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Elyse Grasso

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