rpm -e question
Aaron Konstam
akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Thu Aug 26 20:42:04 UTC 2010
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 10:48 -0700, JD wrote:
> Running rpm -e <pkgname>
> does not delete the binaries and other files that
> were installed by the package; and I see no option
> to rpm in the man page to remove the package's files.
> So far I have had to remove them manually after I
> remove the package. But that is a hit and miss operaton
> because I cannot always remember to do
>
> rpm -ql --provides <pkgname>
>
How about:
yum erase <pkgname>
>
> and delete the files listed (after doing rpm -e).
>
> I know there are dangers to providing such a feature
> and use it accidentally and do damage:
>
> for example, you need the ability to boot different
> version of the kernel.
> Since a kernel package also installs header files in /usr/include
> and firmware files in /lib, then such an accidental usage
> of such an option could wreak havoc.
>
> But isn't that always the case with so many other commands,
> which if they are used without full knowledge of the consequences,
> then indeed we get to be hit by those consequences.
>
> Does anyone agree that rpm should have an option such as
> --delete-files to delete tha package's installed files ??
>
>
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Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
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