On Thu, 2020-05-14 at 16:12 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 05:24:13AM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via
> CentOS wrote:
> > > > If you look at the listing attached to my last message, you'll
> > > > see
> > > > three different groups of packages:
> > > >
> > > > Removing:
> > > > xxx
> > > > Removing dependent packages:
> > > > xxx
> > > > Removing unused dependencies:
> > > > xxx
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand the meaning of the last group of "unused
> > > > dependencies".
> > > >
> As I understand them, dependent packages are dependent on MATE.
> If MATE goes away they are useless.
>
> Dependencies are packages MATE is dependent upon. Other things
> may also be dependent on those packages.
>
> Unused dependencies are things that if MATE were removed have
> no other packages dependent on them. So MAYBE they are no longer
> needed and can be removed.
>
> But be careful with these. Nothing may depend upon them, but you
> may use them. First in your list is ImageMagick. You may use this
> whether MATE is there or not.
>
> The "--noautoremove option prevents removal of "unused dependencies".
> You can then take your list and see which you really don't need and
> remove them separately.
>
> Jon
Jon,
You have nailed the obscure but critical element for removing a damaged
MATE installation. The --noautoremove option made everything else
possible:
# dnf erase *mate* --noautoremove --skip-broken
This removes all of the front line MATE packages and their direct
dependencies. All are in the COPR repository.
I just ran that command followed by a fresh re-install of MATE 1.22
using the instructions at
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/stenstorp/MATE/.
When I logged out of GNOME3 and logged back in using the re-installed
MATE, all is well again.
I think I owe you a beer or two Jon. Thanks very much.
--Doc Savage
Fairview Heights, IL
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