In message <20020523135742.GA16479@darkstar.local>, Julio Merino writes:
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>On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 09:52:59AM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
>> >remove it manually. Go to /var/db/pkg/suse_base*/+REQUIREDBY, edit that
>> >file and remove the reference to communicator...
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>> >Should solve the problem.
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>> Unfortunately, it doesn't -- there's no entry in that file for it. =20
>> Grep find it in pkgdb.byfile.db, but that's a db file.  Is there any=20
>> tool for rebuilding it from scratch?
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>Take a look at pkg_admin. Also, try this:
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>cd /var/db/pkg; grep -- communicator */+REQUIREDBY
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I did that; it only pointed at the flash plug-in.

I finally decided to get out a bigger hammer, and used -f to delete 
suse_base.  I'm now reinstalling it.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
		http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)