On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 11:35 -0800, Dean S. Messing wrote: > Craig White wrote: > : sudo rpm -e x264-0.0.0-0.3.20061023.fc6.i386 > : sudo yum -y install yum-utils > : # and then finally...let us know the output of > : sudo package-cleanup --orphans > : > : This will list problematic packages > > Out of pure curiosity, I just ran > > `package-cleanup --orphans' > > on my fairly well-maintained F7 system and got: > > [root@medulla0 ~]# package-cleanup --orphans > Setting up yum > kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7.x86_64 > fetchmail-init-1.1-0.noarch > autofs-5.0.1-27.x86_64 > kernel-devel-2.6.23.1-10.fc7.x86_64 > pam-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.x86_64 > pam-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.i386 > mysql-libs-5.0.45-1.fc7.i386 > pam-devel-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.i386 > metamail-2.7-29.7.x.legacy.x86_64 > kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7.x86_64 > pam-devel-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.x86_64 > mysql-libs-5.0.45-1.fc7.x86_64 > VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.x86_64 > kernel-devel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7.x86_64 > kernel-2.6.23.1-10.fc7.x86_64 > kmod-nvidia-100.14.19-1.2.6.23.1_10.fc7.x86_64 > iptables-ipv6-1.3.8-2.1.fc7.x86_64 > grub-0.97-13.i386 > iptables-1.3.8-2.1.fc7.x86_64 > kernel-2.6.22.5-76.fc7.x86_64 > AdobeReader_enu-8.1.1-1.i486 > > (Yes, I keep more than two kernels around.) > > Which of these is problematic? I'd be interested to know what > `package-cleanup --orphans' is checking for? > > The man page gives this description: > > DESCRIPTION > package-cleanup is a program for cleaning up the locally- > installed RPMs. > > > Later in the man page it says something about these packages not > coming from any yum repo. In the list agove, that is only true for a > subset of packages (e.g. AdobeReader_enu and VMwareWorkstation). ---- please have the courtesy of starting your own (NEW) thread as this one has gone on and on and the OP gets confused too easily Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
