On 20 July 2010 15:21, Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So Adalbert's "rpm -e preload" advice is good advice. > > It happens that nothing depends on preload (I know this because I > routinely remove it from systems because it modifies binaries and that > sets off annoying alerts in our integrity monitoring software). > > So: > yum is recommended because is makes a lot of common tasks much easier > rpm is fine though, provided you are ok with its limitations; > as described above - sometimes I want those limitations > > The package state is kept entirely in the rpm database - it is safe, as > far as the database integrity goes, to mix use of rpm and yum as suits > your needs. > Please look at my response to Rudolf's post with reasons behind my statement. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- 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
