> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rudolf Kastl <che666@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:39:33 +0200 > Subject: Re: how to uninstall preload? > 2010/7/20 Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx>: >> On Tuesday 20 July 2010 01:19 AM, Adalbert Prokop wrote: >>> A simple >>> >>> su -c "rpm -e preload" >>> >>> will also work. >> >> However that is not recommended, at least that is what I know. This >> leaves yum in a state where it is unaware of the removed rpm. > > This is wrong. yum is just a frontend for rpm. > > > It is >> always recommended to use yum over rpm directly. :) > > Yum makes things easier. rpm itsself can handle more complex > situations (system troubleshooting etc) Better to use yum then. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Community support for Fedora users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:58:06 +0930 > Subject: Re: how to uninstall preload? > On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 17:40 +0530, Parshwa Murdia wrote: >> as I installed it with, yum, so I am guessing (but I don't >> know if it is always true), I should use the first command you give, >> that is, >> >> su -c 'yum -y remove preload' > > yum is a front end for making rpm easier to use. The database keeping a > record of what rpm packages are actually installed on your computer, is > managed by rpm (whether you install or remove packages using yum, rpm, > yumex, or several other front ends for rpm). > > When manually adding or removing just a few packages, the command line > is probably going to be the quickest way for you to do so. If you were > going to install lots of completely separate packages (e.g. such as you > were going to install a large number of games, by picking them from a > list which described what they were), then one of the GUI tools might be > more convenient. > > The advantage of using a front end, rather than rpm directly, is when > you have to deal with dependencies. When you use rpm, you have to > manually add the names of dependent packages to your install command > line. But with the front ends, if you try to install a package that > needs other packages, the front end will also download and install the > other packages it needs. > > Likewise, when removing packages. It can take out the other associated > packages, too. Now really concept is cleared. > By the way, please REPLY to messages by using the "reply" function of > your mail client, NOT the "forward" feature. You made the wrong assumption that I used Forward function of the mail client (gmail itself). It was only the Reply function, I used. Regards, Parshwa Murdia -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
