[BlueOnyx:07979] Re: OSPanel blocking updates [SOLVED]

[Stuart McKnight]

> 
> On 3 Aug 2011, at 14:20, Stuart McKnight wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Installed the OSPanel theme from RPM a while back but now this appears to be blocking updates
>> 
>> Transaction Check Error:
>> <snip>
>> 
>> Oddly although it RPM claims it's there, I can't uninstall
>> 
>> [admin at onyx ~]$ rpm -qa | grep ospanel*
>> ospanel-theme-1.05-sb_el4
>> [admin at onyx ~]$ rpm -e ospanel-theme-1.05-sb_e14
>> error: package ospanel-theme-1.05-sb_e14 is not installed
>> 
>> Anybody else run into this? Google said no ;-)
> 
> 
> I've not come across anyone else who used it. Probably best off speaking to the RPM supplier, installing third party packages isn't really that recommended..
> 
> Also, try running the RPM commands as root not admin. Could also try removing the version off the end of the command (required for yum, cant remember about RPMs done by hand).
> 
> S
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The package is from the "strongbolt" folks so it's supposed to be a theme for BlueQuartz and BlueOnyx.

I was running the command as root but removing the version solved it....thanks