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Old 18-Jun-2009, 10:11
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Default Re: How to remove a program unknown to 'Add/Remove Software'

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Originally Posted by natural_pilot View Post
and next time cross-eyed-bear, to install it TRY this:

-right click on the rpm
-choose "Actions"
-choose "Install with YaST"
-give root pass when asked

it is my understanding if you do it THAT way, YaST will automatically:

-solve all dependency issues
-enter the program in the menu system, so you can click the lizard
-list it in YaST and therefore provides an easy uninstall (click to
trashcan)

openSUSE is just too easy sometimes!

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If you would have bothered to read the original post and/or provided link, you'd see that realplayer is distributed as a .bin file and not an rpm.

Reading posts is just too easy sometimes!
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