What distribution is this? Fedora? If there are multiple packages installed via a manager (lets say yum),try running this command: > rpm -qa |grep procps If you get more than one result, you should be able to rpm -e the full rpm name you don't want/need. I find it stranger than an RPM distro is "slotting" packages with the same name....but i guess you can do that from what you stated above. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/multiple-versions-of-packages-installed-160259/#post829725 seems to be the same question. Hope this helps! -Jim On 3/20/09, Josef Lowder wrote: > Synaptic just did an hours worth of updates on one of my systems, > ending with the warning message shown below. So some questions: > > #1. How could I have ended up with multiple versions of 'procps'? > #2. How do I find and eliminate any extra multiple versions? > #3. The warning describes setting one of two options in a configuration > file, > but it does not indicate which configuration file or where to find it. ?? > #4. I tried typing "RPM::Allow ..." at the command line, and got "not found" > ?? > #5. So what should I do? > > The warning message: > > W: There are multiple versions of "procps" in your system. > This package won't be cleanly updated, unless you leave > only one version. To leave multiple versions installed, > you may remove that warning by setting the following > option in your configuration file: > RPM::Allow-Duplicated { "^procps$"; }; > > To disable these warnings completely set: > RPM::Allow-Duplicated-Warning "false"; > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "All memory of your existence will be wiped from reality. You will die, and no one will mourn." --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss