[102221] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Linux, RPMS, and Hard-Drive Clutter
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Galpin)
Tue Dec 1 22:39:29 1998
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:36:28 -0500
From: Charles Galpin <cgalpin@lighthouse-software.com>
To: TripKill <redhat-list@redhat.com>
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In case this is the problem, make sure you are only using the name of the
rpm, not the version numbers when uninstalling
ie use
rpm -e sendmail
NOT
rpm -e sendmail-8.8.7-17
===== Original Message from TripKill <redhat-list@redhat.com> at 12/01/98
10:19 pm
> I've only been using Linux for a little over a month now, and since I
>haven't found any software that satisfys me, I'm constantly installing new
>programs. I've used a gig with programs, and I don't use a 1/3 or them!
>The problem is I can't remove them, rpm -e <rpm file> doesn't work, and the
>programs that I compiled I don't have a clue how to uninstall. I know this
>is going to be a big problem, and Linux runs a lot slower already.
>
>Any help is appreciated,
>
>TripKill
>
-- Charles Galpin <cgalpin@lighthouse-software.com>
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