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moremagic [mc]# rpm -qa | grep gnome-libs gnome-libs-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-devel-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-devel-1.0.3-3 moremagic [mc]# rpm --rebuilddb moremagic [mc]# rpm -qa | grep gnome-libs gnome-libs-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-devel-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-1.0.3-3 gnome-libs-devel-1.0.3-3 moremagic [mc]# rpm --version RPM version 2.9 I might have installed that package twice during my hand upgrade to RH 5.9.1 moremagic [mc]# rpm -e --nodeps gnome-libs-1.0.3-3 error: "gnome-libs-1.0.3-3" specifies multiple packages moremagic [mc]# rpm -e --allmatches --nodeps gnome-libs gnome-libs-devel (lots of errors about second removals that failed) It looks like at least some version of rpm had a problem and allowed duplicate installs.
This problem has been fixed in a later version of rpm. The duplicate entries can be eliminated for most packages by upgrading and/or removing and reinstalling as described above.