CentOS - Sep 2007 - package manager

How do I force the package manager to re-install a package?

 

Such as Development - > Development Tools -> G77

 

Or the entire Development tools package?

The G77 Is missing - and when I ask it to install - it states that is
already installed.

 

Thanks

Dan A. Dansereau

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On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 11:49 -0700, Dan Dansereau wrote:
> The G77 Is missing ? and when I ask it to install ? it states that is
> already installed.
Why do you think it's missing?

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On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 11:49 -0700, Dan Dansereau wrote:
> How do I force the package manager to re-install a package?
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> Such as Development - > Development Tools -> G77
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> Or the entire Development tools package?
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> The G77 Is missing ? and when I ask it to install ? it states that is
> already installed.
Assuming you have satisfied the concerns 
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams raised and still want to proceed...

Change to the directory containing the package[s] and do:

rpm -Uvh --force <package1> <package2> ... <packageN>

Note that this is pretty ugly and should only be necessary if things are
messed up badly, such as when files have been manually removed outside
the package management system, or when failed updates leave the RPM
database corrupted.

Phil