Trouble Removing RPM's (SOLVED)!!!

[Jim]

Alan wrote:
>> Jeff Voskamp wrote:
>>     
>>> Jim wrote:
>>>       
>>>> # rpm -e --nodeps gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.1386.rpm
>>>> error: package gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.1386.rpm is not installed
>>>> [root at x86_64 mickey]# rpm -e --nodeps gtk2
>>>> error: "gtk2" specifies multiple packages
>>>> [root at x86_64 mickey]# rpm -e --nodeps gtk2-2.12.1.fc8
>>>> error: package gtk2-2.12.1.fc8 is not installed
>>>> [root at x86_64 mickey]#
>>>>         
>>> Try it without the ".rpm" - i.e. "rpm -e --nodeps
>>> gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.1386" and "rpm -e --nodeps gtk2-2.12.1.fc8.x86_64".
>>>
>>>       
>> You can't use '--nodeps' in deleteing a rpm, only to install.
>>     
>
> Nope.  You can do that. It does work.  I just used it last night to fix a
> problem.
>
>   
rpm -e --nodeps --allmatches gtk2
Well at this point I agree with you, but it's not in the man pages.
I ran the above command and it didn't crash my box.
I want to think all of you for your help.
Somebody has got to update the "man pages"