Re: RPM [user] TRUBBLE

[Kara Pritchard <kara@lanscape.net>]

Did you try rpm -e applix?

If that won't work (b/c files are missing) rpm -Uvh the applix stuff, to
reinstall everything, then rpm -e them.

- Kara

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Kara Pritchard                        	Phone: 217-698-1694
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Linux Users of Central Illinois		kara@luci.org
LUG Project Manager - Linux.com		kara@linux.com
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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Robert Threet wrote:

> 
> I just loaded up RH 6.0 so I in rebuilding my whole system.  
> When I saw that RH had a copy of Applixware, I loaded it.
> It didn't work [couldn't update some lib or something] maybe
> do to the alpha X server I'm using for my Voodoo 3 card(?)
> 
> Anyway, I figured I'd just install my old copy which worked 
> under Caldera.  I installed it but it wouldn't run.  Then I 
> thought - oops, I should've removed the old Applixware before
> installing this one.  So I ran 'rm * -rf' on the applix dir
> and tried to rpm again.  I know!  I know!  I made a lot of
> mistakes here.  As you might already know... it won't let me 
> re-install "axbase is already installed" or un-install "axbase
> package not installed."  
> 
> Q: Is there a way out of this mess without re-installing?
> 
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