On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey at buc.com> wrote: > > I didn't think there was any functional difference between: > > rpm -e package-name > > and > > yum remove package-name > > Isn't yum just a front-end for the rpm system? > Even if that were completely true, it's not a good idea to mix different commands, especially for installing or removing packages. If you use rpm to find what you want to remove, remove it with rpm. And - ditto to what everyone else already said. mhr