Awkwardness with urpmi in the konsole

**sabin** · 10-09-2005

Hiya guys.

As a Mandriva user, i'm using the MCC to install and remove packages, I like that RPM way. But yet, that's slow, so when I know exactly what I want installed/removed i'd like to do it in the konsole.

However, I didn't find, even with Google, a short list of the konsole options for the urpmi command....

Would you mind if I ask just four questions ?

1/ is it possible to do a search for a name without having that package (if 1 occurency is found) automatically installed ? >_< No install, just show available programs for that name.

2/ is it possible to search for a package name, and to see only the descriptions (short or maximal) of the matching program names ? No auto-install, but instead loading the descriptions.

3/ how to uninstall a package through the console, what is the command ?

4/ concerning "dependency hell" : once I wanted to remove a single KDE program through MCC (because I had screwed, as root, that program's sytem files beyond repair), but that replied me that [half of KDE] should be removed alongside with it, as dependencies.
I saw that there is a -force option for urpmi in the konsole, in order to ignore dependencies.
So would it be possible, on the occasion, to "cheat" : uninstall a program ignoring its dependencies (that should have been removed too), and right after that install again a fine version of that same program ? Would the system work just fine, in your opinion ?

Thanks if you can reply

**AlexK** · 10-09-2005

I would say that a simple man urpmi should answer those questions, but working from memory, I'll try answer them for you:

1. Take a look at urpmq (i think that is what it is called), iirc, basicially the q stands for query and will show packages without installing them.

2. No idea. but urpmi can handle generic names. e.g. typing urpmq or urpmi firefox will bring up a list e.g. mozilla-firefox-1.0.4 etc...

3. usually there is a -e option. Can't really remember exact syntax, but try urpmi -e package_name. e = erase (usually)

4. Usually, it should work.

Hope this helps.

**timelord50** · 10-12-2005

1/ is it possible to do a search for a name without having that package (if 1 occurency is found) automatically installed ? >_< No install, just show available programs for that name.

Code:

urpmq packagename

see man urpmq

2/ is it possible to search for a package name, and to see only the descriptions (short or maximal) of the matching program names ? No auto-install, but instead loading the descriptions.

Code:

urpmq package

Code:

urpmq -i packagename

3/ how to uninstall a package through the console, what is the command ?

Code:

rpm -e packagename

OR

Code:

urpme packagename

4/ ..So would it be possible, on the occasion, to "cheat" : uninstall a program ignoring its dependencies (that should have been removed too), and right after that install again a fine version of that same program ? Would the system work just fine, in your opinion ?

To remove:

Code:

rpm -e --nodeps packagename

Reinstall the normal way with urpmi

Code:

urpmi packagename

This should work - I've used it to get out of sticky situations several times before.

**linuxuser40351** · 10-13-2005

This post really helped me and I didn't even ask the question, lol. I've really been trying to get the hang of the linux command line and I'm "starting" to get decent with it. I've pretty much mastered most basic commands like and the "basic" structure of how variables are added to those commands to change the effects of them. I have also noticed that by using urpmi you download it, guaranteeing that you get the newest version, when sometimes if you use the mcc you just install from the cds which can't guarantee what version you get.

**AlexK** · 10-13-2005

Originally Posted by linuxuser40351

.... when sometimes if you use the mcc you just install from the cds which can't guarantee what version you get.

If you use the add remove section of MCC, then it uses the cd's. But iirc, there is an Online Update section which allows you to get the latest programs from some Mandrake servers around the world.

**sabin** · 10-16-2005

Thanks TimeLord and AlexK, I can finally make do without using the MCC, as far as RPMs are concerned ^_^

**rinonapo** · 10-20-2005

I issue

Code:

urpmq firefox -v -r

and I get

Code:

urpmq firefox -v -r
examining synthesis file &#91;/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation DownloadDVD &#40;cdrom1&#41;.cz&#93;
examining synthesis file &#91;/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.update_source.cz&#93;
Search
no package named firefox
The following packages contain firefox&#58;
mozilla-firefox
mozilla-firefox-af
mozilla-firefox-br
mozilla-firefox-ca
mozilla-firefox-cs
mozilla-firefox-da
mozilla-firefox-de
mozilla-firefox-devel
mozilla-firefox-el
mozilla-firefox-es
mozilla-firefox-fi
mozilla-firefox-fr
mozilla-firefox-ga
mozilla-firefox-he
mozilla-firefox-hu
mozilla-firefox-it
mozilla-firefox-ja
mozilla-firefox-ko
mozilla-firefox-nb
mozilla-firefox-nl
mozilla-firefox-pl
mozilla-firefox-pt
mozilla-firefox-pt_BR
mozilla-firefox-register
mozilla-firefox-ro
mozilla-firefox-ru
mozilla-firefox-sk
mozilla-firefox-sl
mozilla-firefox-sv
mozilla-firefox-tr
mozilla-firefox-zh_CN
mozilla-firefox-zh_TW

Why can't I see the version number of thew software although I put -r ????

And how if I wanted to add an unofficial source (for instance because mandriva doesn't give fiirefox-1.0.7 instead only 1.0.2 ????

thanks

**sabin** · 10-20-2005

I'm a mandriva user and I can tell you that the rpm-available firefox is version 1.0.6, at least for the MDV2006.

**linuxuser40351** · 10-20-2005

The one that is in 2005 is 1.0.2, and it always says that even after you update to 1.0.7. It just adds the little message to the bottom of the "About Mozilla Firefox" help window that specifies it as being 1.0.7 instead of 1.0.2.

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