Trouble Removing RPM's

[max bianco]

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> max bianco wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net
> > <mailto:mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     I have a x86_64 box that has two of the same rpm :
> >     gtk2-2.12.1-5.fc8.i386.rpm
> >     gtk2-2.12.1-5.fc8.x86_64.rpm
> >
> >     I have tried yum and rpm to remove the packages, but to no avail.
> >
> >     rpm -e gtk2
> >     rpm -e gtk2-2.12.1.fc8
> >     rpm -e gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.i386.rpm
> >     rpm -e gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.x86_64.rpm
> >
> >     I just want to remove the RPM's
> >
> >
> > Why do you want to remove it?  A  quick google search makes me think
> > you should leave it alone. Even if you think it does not belong,
> > another program may require or depend on it to function correctly.
> > Have you properly identified this package? do you know what it does?
> > Are you absolutely certain that you don't need it?
> >
> > Max
> >
> It's not important as to why I want to remove, I understand how
> important it is going to be to other applications on running.
> Right now I want to know how to remove these two rpm's, If I could just
> remove one of them then it would be easy to remove the other.
> If you are using a x86_64 , try what I'm suggesting, if you have two
> identical named rpm's try to remove one and you will see what I 'm
> getting at, if you are using a i386 box it will be hard for you to
> understand.
>
>

What i don't get  is why you would remove a package that is essential  for
the system to operate  properly.  I have 64 a bit box here but unlike you i
have no desire to break it. Good Luck.

Max
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