After searching around, I think it's debian/ubuntu - that "Synaptic" application is a frontend for apt-get The URL I provided includes a "fix" for such a system. Seems like it's worth a shot to try! -Jim On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Craig White wrote: > Doesn't sound like Fedora to me but if it was, you could install > yum-utils package and run commands like... > > package-cleanup --dupes > # to identify or > package-cleanup --cleandupes > # to automatically remove the older versions > > Craig > > On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 11:54 -0700, nrezinorn wrote: >> 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 >> > >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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