Trouble Removing RPM's

[Jim]

inode0 wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> 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]#
>>     
>
> rpm expects a package name ,,, use --allmatches do remove both
> versions if that is what you really want to do.
>
> John
>
>   
John would you please do a 'example' of using the command --allmatches I 
have never seen this used.
Also how would this affect the dependencies ?

Thank you