On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 11:24:38PM -0400, sda wrote:
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> OK, just tried this with the java package that I installed, tells me it's
> not installed, and when I try to do a 'dpkg -r j2re1.3_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
> I'm told I can't use the file name, but must use the package. Hmm seems
> like a catch 22...
"dpkg -r <package-name>", not "dpkg -r <debfile>.deb". In your case:
# dpkg -r j2re1.3
When installing new debs, dpkg needs the filename of the *.deb.
When removing packages, dpkg only needs the package name - the bit before
the first underscore in the original .deb file name.
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