On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 09:53:29PM +0200, Chris Geldenhuis wrote: > [root at tusker ~]# rpm -q python-celementtree-1.0.5-1.2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm > package python-celementtree-1.0.5-1.2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm is not installed Just do rpm -qa 'python-celementtree*' > [root at tusker ~]# rpm -e ./python-celementtree-1.0.5-1.2.el5.rf.i386.rpm Wrong syntax for 'rpm -e'. You don't specify the rpm file, you specify the package. If you don't _need_ celementtree (or can live without it temporarily) rpm -e python-celementtree -- rgds Stephen