In-depth usage of the RPM removal software, such as forced deletion

Remove software

To remove the software is very simple, just execute the following command:
# rpm–e Xanim

At this point, the user should be careful to use the name of the software Xanim, rather than the package name xanim-27.64-3.i386.rpm.

If the software you want to remove is required by other software, the user will get an error message similar to the following:
# rpm–e Xanim

Error:xanim is needed by mtv-1.0-1

This means that if the user deletes the Xanim, MTV will not be able to run because some of the software in Xanim is needed for MTV to run.
If the user is sure to delete, you can use the following command:
# rpm–e Xanim--nodeps

Upgrade software

If the user has previously installed xanim-27063-1.i386.rpm and now has xanim-27064-1.i386.rpm, use the following
command to upgrade this package:
# RPM–UHV xanim-27064-1.i386.rpm

In fact, the-u parameter tells the rpm to remove the original version first, and then install the new version. So regardless of whether or not the package was previously installed, the user
You can use the RPM–UHV command to install the software.