On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:55:02 +0800, KP wrote: > I don't know if it is yum, the package group definitions or the package > dependencies that are wrong - but no matter who is to blame - the result is > definitely not intuitive (or imho correct)... You read the dependencies backwards. > Below are a few examples: > > # yum -C groupremove "Dial-up Networking Support" > > Is removing "ppp" - and NetworkManager for dependencies: > ---------------------- > Removing: > ppp i686 2.4.5-12.fc14 @updates 752 k > Removing for dependencies: > NetworkManager i686 1:0.8.4-1.fc14 @updates 5.5 M > NetworkManager-gnome i686 1:0.8.4-1.fc14 @updates 1.5 M > NetworkManager-openvpn i686 1:0.8.1-1.fc14 @anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211 > NetworkManager-vpnc i686 1:0.8.1-1.fc14 @anaconda-InstallationRepo-201010211 > ---------------------- > > NetworkManager is part of (installed) "System Tools" group - not dial-up modem > so why does it even consider to remove it? Notice the "Removing" and "Removing for dependencies" headers. If you remove ppp, you cannot keep any packages that depend on ppp. Your option in such a scenario is to remove leaf packages only, or to erase individual packages (with either Yum or RPM). $ repoquery --whatrequires ppp ppp-0:2.4.5-17.fc15.x86_64 NetworkManager-1:0.8.999-2.git20110509.fc15.x86_64 NetworkManager-1:0.8.9997-2.git20110531.fc15.x86_64 NetworkManager-pptp-1:0.8.999-1.fc15.x86_64 bluemodem-0:0.7-6.fc15.x86_64 kdenetwork-7:4.6.2-2.fc15.x86_64 kdenetwork-7:4.6.3-1.fc15.x86_64 ppp-0:2.4.5-17.fc15.x86_64 pptp-0:1.7.2-12.fc15.x86_64 rp-pppoe-0:3.10-8.fc15.x86_64 synce-serial-0:0.11-5.fc15.x86_64 wvdial-0:1.61-4.fc15.x86_64 xfce4-modemlights-plugin-0:0.1.3.99-7.fc15.x86_64 xl2tpd-0:1.2.7-3.fc15.x86_64 For your other non-detailed examples, one would need to look at the details (= the dependencies) to understand why something would be removed. -- 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
