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Kumar
Asked: 2010-04-08 01:22:58 +0800 CST

System-install-packages missing in RedHat Enterprise Linux 5

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i am using RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1. When i use add-remove software in application menu, i think, that i wrongly uninstalled something. so after reboot that menu item missing.

Also i can't use system-install-packages in terminal.

When i double click rpm package it open as archive.

And i specifically open it as software installer by open with other application, it saying error /usr/bin/system-install-packages missing.

Help me to solve this problem ...

linux redhat package-management rhel5

2 Answers

  1. rpm -qa will tell you what packages are there, and by inference, what is missing.

    rpm -qf  /usr/bin/system-install-packages

    tells me that this file is in the pirut package, such as pirut-1.3.28-13.el5.rpm.

    You can find the RPM files on your install disks, or use yum. If you have the RPM file, use the rpm -i packagename.rpm command to install them.

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  2. Best Answer

    have rpm tell you what package provides that file

    1. which system-install-packages /usr/bin/system-install-packages
    2. rpm -qif /usr/bin/system-install-packages

    Name : pirut Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.3.28 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 13.el5 Build Date: Wed 19 Mar 2008 03:08:18 PM MDT Install Date: Mon 07 Dec 2009 02:39:48 PM MST Build Host: js20-bc1-9.build.redhat.com Group : Applications/System Source RPM: pirut-1.3.28-13.el5.src.rpm Size : 1477554 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Fri 25 Apr 2008 11:53:09 AM MDT, Key ID 5326810137017186

    Summary : Package Installation, Removal and Update Tools Description : pirut (pronounced "pirate") provides a set of graphical tools for managing software.

    1. yum upgrade pirut or yum install pirut
    2. try it again.
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