[96450] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RPM & Netscape Problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (waqar ali janjua)
Tue Oct 27 06:30:53 1998
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:33:42 +0500
From: waqar ali janjua <waqar@mathtech-pk.com>
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Just because Netscape is not bundled with REDHAT in RPM format. Redhat package
manager only installs/uninstalls pacakages of .rpm format. You have to remove it
manually.
Waqar.
"Frank N. Stein" wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Rich Shepard sniveled:
> >I've been fighting this battle for a few weeks now and I'm completely at a
> >loss to know what to do. Here's the story (in short form!):
>
> <SNIP
>
> > When I type "rmp -e (for erase), -q (for query) or -V (for verify)
> >netscape-communicator/navigator", I'm told that the package is not
> >installed. When I try to install either one with the -i option, I'm told
> >that it is already installed and cannot be installed now! In summary, if I
> >try to install either one, I'm told that it's already installed. If I try to
> >verify, query or erase either one, I'm told that it's not installed.
> >
> > I re-ran /etc/cron.daily/updatedb.cron and tried 'locate netscape'.
> >Navigator showed up in /usr/bin and /usr/lib. Still, rpm fails to find it
> >and I cannot invoke it from within X.
> >
> > What do I do about this? We're without a GUI browser now and I have
> >exhausted all my references (like the RPM book) and the local users group.
>
> Disclaimer: there might be a MUCH better solution to this so I wouldn't
> rush right out and do this until a few other ideas are thrown out.
>
> I'd try an rpm -e on netscape-common first, then make sure I got rid of
> everything I could locate concerning both navigator and communicator and
> finally try 'rpm -U <filename> --force' to get the new one to install.
>
> May not help but, try doing 'rpm --rebuilddb' afterward to hopefully
> clean up the database so no future problems arise.
>
> --
> Excuse my english; I went to US public school.
>
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