[plug] Fwd: Quick shell help please & gmail not getting through?

[Rennie]

I've forwarded the original through a different SMTP as it seem stuff  
sent from gmail does not get to list. Has anybody else seen this?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rennie <rennie.barnett at gmail.com>
Date: 22-Feb-2006 07:03
Subject: Quick shell help please
To: plug at plug.org.au


I'm trying to remove heaps of duplicate packages (rpm) from my suse
box - I will expand upon this later if anybody is interested.

I've been able to produce a file listing all the duplicate packages -
one package per line - and use this to feed in to rpm -q to give me
another file - duplicatePackageVersions.txt - listing the offending
packages and the versions installed (x2).

So what I'd like to do is use, as input for "rpm -e", every second
line of duplicatePackageVersions.txt. I'm sure this is an easy one for
you far more experienced that I.

This I find is the quintessential experience when getting to know the
power Linux/UNIX (the shell stuff, not the duplicate packages) - the
old learning-brick wall. Great to know I have a resource such as the
PLUG mailing list - like having a Linux guru in your pocket.

Thanks,

Rennie