reinstall package after deleting some files

[Tom Poe]

inode0 wrote:
> On Dec 9, 2007 11:07 PM, Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> wrote:
>   
>> I want to reinstall fresh, after inadvertently deleting some files from
>> two packages: jacktrip and qjackctl.  System still shows rpms present,
>> so it seemed reasonable to try:
>> rpm -e jacktrip and then running # yum install *jacktrip*
>> but,
>> when I ran:
>> # rpm -q qjackctl
>> qjackctl-0.2.22-2.fc6.ccrma
>> then, rpm -e qjackctl, it balked.
>> # rpm -e qjackctl
>> error: Failed dependencies:
>>         qjackctl is needed by (installed)
>> planetccrma-apps-2007.05.10-1.fc6.ccrma.i386
>>
>> Do I need to backtrack through all of the apps and dependencies?  Is
>> there an easier way to get yum to reinstall qjackctl as a single package?
>> Happy Holidays, Tom
>>     
>
> Consider whether or not to use the --oldpackage rpm option or one of
> its friends when re-installing the rpm in question.
>
> John
>
>   
Thanks for the tips.  I tried the rpm --help command, noticed the option 
for --replacepkgs and it worked like a charm.
Happy Holidays, Tom