I deleted a directory that was only part of an rpm...

[mychl]

I'm using an rpm from lexmark to get my printer working... I was stupid enough to delete one of the lexmark directories.. I forget where, but the point is...

When I try to re-run the rpm, it tells me its already installed. I tried to force it, but it still tells me that its already installed.

What can I do???

thanks

[ph34r]

Convert it to a tarball using alien, then untar it and replace the lost directory.

[bdg1983]

Convert it to a tarball using alien, then untar it and replace the lost directory

Sounds like a good suggestion to me.

Also, did you try uninstalling (with force if possible) and then reinstalling.

'man rpm' should give you other options available.