[NBLUG/talk] rpm question

[Micxz (lovedialup.com)]

> 1) How do I "pipe" the errors from "rpm -e httpd" to a file?  "rpm -e
> httpd >/home/todd/rpm_uninstall.txt"  does not give the errors.

">" overwrites the file, ">>" appends to the file.
You see no errors because the errors are piped through to the file,
"rpm_uninstall.txt"

> 2) If I use "rpm -e --nodeps httpd" will all of those dependencies be
> satisfied when I install apache-1.3.27?  Hate to take my http server
> down forever :-) !!

rpm -e <package_name>

--nodeps means:
Don't do a dependency check before installing or upgrading a package.

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Micxz