[plug] RPM

[Mike Holland]

> <jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au> wrote: > Anyone know how to install RPM
> (actual) program after it has been accidentlt erase? Seems like a
> chicken and egg situation.

Relax, you dont need RPM to install anything - its just easier.

> You just wiped the binary? You should be able to exact the file in the
> .rpm file using rpm2cpio and cpio. (or just copy from another system)

Do you have another system to copy rpm from? If you did an "rpm -e rpm"
and erased the whole package, use "rpm -ql rpm" to see what files are
needed. rpm2cpio isnt part of the rpm package :)

Is your /var/lib/rpm/* database still intact?

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Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.