MS busted! Please Help

[Craig Retief]

On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 12:52 +0200, Craig Retief wrote:
> > I cant seem to uninstall some perl modules that the MS install script seems
> > to indicate a conflict with now? 
> > 
> > Is there anyway to force the MS install script to install all its own perl
> > modules?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > .....from install of perl-MIME-Base64-3.07-1 conflicts with file from
> > package perl-5.8.8-10.el5_2.3
> >        
> > but if I run "yum remove perl-MIME-Base64" it does not seem to be
> > installed? Se below
> 
> The reason for this is that the packages get built from source and are
> not installed as rpm's. Running yum or rpm -qva |grep modulename will
> not produce any results as a result...if you know what I mean. :)
> 
Correction, Sorry, I am referring to the tar version and not the rpm
version of Julian's installation package. What version did you use to
upgrade? TAR/RPM?

> > 
> > I have certainly hooped perl so need to somehow start clean
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > root at gateway:~# yum remove perl-MIME-Base64
> > Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> > Setting up Remove Process
> > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> >  * 4PSA: download1.4psa.com
> >  * virtualmin: software.virtualmin.com
> >  * virtualmin-universal: software.virtualmin.com
> >  * rpmforge: fr2.rpmfind.net
> >  * base: www.muug.mb.ca
> >  * updates: mirror.its.uidaho.edu
> >  * addons: www.muug.mb.ca
> >  * extras: mirror.stanford.edu
> > No Match for argument: perl-MIME-Base64
> > No Packages marked for removal
> > 
> > 
> 
> > 
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