RedHat 8.0 - VLC - Terminal giving strange outputs

[^RaZZleR^]

I installed all the rpms i needed to run Video Lan Client and for a while it worked, until it crashed. Now the program starts and the imediately closes itself giving the error could not initiate intf.

So I have tried to uninstall it in terminal. It tells me that the packages aren't installed, so i try to install them and it tells me they are installed...

I have also tried to freshen them and have been succesful with replaceing the packages, how ever the prgram starts but does not function correctly. So I would like to get rid of the rpms i have installed.... I R N00B so plz help

(note: i have tried -e -i)
The first install used the command -U is this the problem should I have used -i?

[Raoul_Duke]

The -U flag just means 'upgrade'.......won't be a problem though, as if there isn't a version to upgrade it will just install it anyway.

When uninstalling a 'problem' package.....try using the '--nodeps' flag after the -e one. And use the full package name.

[mdwatts]

When uninstalling a rpm package with 'rpm -e', only use the package name and do not include the version and extension.

i.e.

rpm -e samba

[^RaZZleR^]

Thank you for your help...

rpm -e --nodeps
din't seem to work it tells me it isn't installed when i know it is :D... wot does --nodeps actually do?

The problem of uninstalling seems to be because i used the file version... how stupid of me... I thought that the package name would include the version but it isn't... Stupid n00b mistake i guess thank for your help... I'm sure ill need it again :D