Re: [SLUG] Re: slug] "broken packages"

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Mar 18 2006 - 20:17:39 EST


On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, R P Herrold wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, Kwan Lowe wrote:
>
>>> Synaptic tells me I have two broken packages. How do I locate them, and
>>> remove their remains?
>>
>> You can try running an RPM verify:
>> rpm -va
>
> (*cough*) rpm -Va
>
> -v is verbose option; -V is the Verify option
>
> It is easiest to catch the output for review; the process will take up to an
> hour or two on a fully loaded system
>
> I would use something like:
>
> rpm -Va | tee /tmp/rpm-Va-060318.txt
>
> and you can watch the fun as it progresses

Doesn't matter; I don't have rpm. Is there any reason to think it would
work if I did have it?

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