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From: Rony Bill ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:56:48 +0530 Subject: [ILUG-BOM] FC4 package managing problems. Hello All,

Some months back when there was a discussion on using a caching name server so at that time I used the local package manager to install bind and co. but at that time something had happened and the system went into

If you can remember what exactly happend

a runaway process with the HDD continuously active. After a forced restart, the package manager showed bind and co. ticked (installed) but they are actually not in the system. When I uncheck to remove the packages, it gives an error that these packages were not found.

Today I tried it out again but same result. So now I used yumx and selected 3 packages bind, caching-nameserver and chrootbind(?). This time too the system went into a tizzy and the hdd was running continuously and even the screen froze and went hollow (only outlines, no solids). Again I had to force restart.

Is there any way I can clean up my act without a clean re-install?

Thanks in advance and Regards,

Rony.

try first updating the 3 packages bind, caching-nameserver and chrootbind if right now it is installed- rpm -Uvh bind9.x.x.rpm , and other rpms one by one. if it doesnt work then try checking which files in use in your system requires those packages that you want to uninstall by- rpm -q --whatrequires bind9.x.x.rpm & rpm -q --requires bind9.x.x.rpm May be the some bind utility or graphical bind9.x.x.rpm installed is causing the system to hang. also try to rebuild rpm database by- rpm --rebuild & rpm --init -try all this in RUNLEVEL 3 , on console without running X

Bye Take care, Swapnil --The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His. -Roger Ebert, film-critic (1942- )