RPM is reading database incorrectly

[Jeff Vian]

Polashek, Matthew wrote:

>Anyone know why this happens?
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>[root at localhost RPMs]# rpm -e xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm
>error: package xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm is not installed
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Rpm -e uses the same syntax as rpm -q below, you cannot use the full rpm 
name, just the package name.
To delete a package use "rpm -e <package name>".  In this case, use "rpm 
-e xmms-alsa"

>[root at localhost RPMs]# rpm -i xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm
>warning: xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key
>ID e42d547b
>        package xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr is already installed
>[root at localhost RPMs]#
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>When I run rpm -q xmms-alsa, the output indicates that xmms-alsa-1.2.8 is
>installed.  Why does this happen and how do I fix it?  I can't seem to find
>this particular problem anywhere in the ether.
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