How to uninstall an RPM
The rpm -e command can be used to erase an installed RPM. The following example attempts to delete a RPM called codeina-0.10.1-5.fc8 .
[neo@techpulp ~]# rpm -e codeina-0.10.1-5.fc8 [neo@techpulp ~]#
If the RPM given is not an installed RPM, it shows an error message as shown below.
[neo@techpulp ~]# rpm -e abcd error: package abcd is not installed [neo@techpulp ~]#