rpm -e –justdb –nodeps packagename

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Some explanation is needed.

–justdb will only update the installed lists in the rpmdb, and not remove any files.

–nodeps will not process dependencies. I normally consider –nodeps to be evil as it can seriously break things by forcing their removal.

yum will never do the equivalent of either of these operations because yum doesn’t force things. You only need to force things if they are seriously broken.

When replacing packages in place, I much prefer to use rpm’s –force. It will install over even if the same package is installed, without leaving it uninstalled

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