On Mon, 2022-08-15 at 10:56 -0600, home user wrote: > [Patrick] > > I think I remember that. Be that as it may, this is why I suggest a > > reinstall might be in order. This is the kind of thing that an > > update > > is never going to remove, because some package has been configured > > to > > use it. The fact that said package could be reconfigured to not use > > it > > is beyond dnf's capabilities, which is understandable. > > definition of "cruft", " crud", "junk", etc...... > years-old whatever no longer being used, > collecting dust, > taking up space, > getting in the way, > until finally being trashed. > Then, 6 days later, you need it and wish you still had it! > > I understand. Actually, I wish I could replace this 9+ years old > hardware. I can't at this time; I'll keep to myself the reasons. My desktop PC dates from 2014. It's not really a question of the age of the hardware. > A re-install is out of the question. I'm not a sys.admin. and this > is a > dual-boot workstation, so a re-install is too risky, too difficult, > too > time-consuming. If something goes wrong, I'd be cut off from the > internet (and help) for too long. Being dual-boot would actually make it less likely to cut you off (if the worst happened you'd have an alternative), but you know your own situation and technical level. > As a part of my last upgrade, instructions advised running > "remove-retired-packages". I did so. I gather "sendmail" ain't on > social security yet. Sendmail isn't "retired" as it's still present in the Fedora repos. There are valid reasons for using it, mainly on servers, but also reasons for not using it unless you have to. From what you've said so far, you don't have to. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
