"Jim" <brian@usaquotes.com> wrote in message
news:1133374229.017595.266200@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> Hi,
>
> Obviously I'm a new user of linux. Here's what I did:
> I wanted to remove mysql, so I opened yumex and filtered on "sql". I
> then deselected all that appeared (slated for uninstall). The OS did as
> I requested and it now appears that any thing that used a database is
> now gone from my computer.
>
> I can no longer access RPM or YUM, so I can' t install RPM or YUM (nice
> paradox).
>
> I am sure it is not a path issue. I searched my machine (locate
> command) for rpm and could not find the executable anywhere.
>
> What I need to know is how can I reinstall RPM and/or YUM (YUM relies
> on RPM, no?)

Please tell me that you have another system lying around that you can put
"rpm2cpio" on, then use it to extract the key binaries and libraries for RPM
and install them on your damaged machine. Or seriously consider doing a
clean install on top of it with the installation CD's.