Am 23.06.2014 20:10, schrieb Jerry James: > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> It isn't just remove/erase operations. Updates can be problematic for >> kernels. distro-sync can also remove some packages while updating or >> downgrading others and that might catch some people by surprise. > > And once in awhile a packager fumbles Obsoletes/Provides for a > package, and then some really surprising results can come out of the > depsolver, as a web search for "Protected multilib versions" will > show. > > How about a compromise solution: a plugin, enabled by default, that > protects a few key components (kernel, systemd, rpm), and nothing to > prevent that plugin from being removed (i.e., no direct dependencies > on the plugin)? That, it seems to me, would satisfy most of the > participants in this thread +1 that's what the original solution for YUM was until it was moved from a plugin into the core, dnf itself belongs into that list (IMHO) because for the expierienced users like me it would be easy to donwload and install it as long as the system is bootable and RPM was not removed for many users it would be hard well, and by protecting DNF from get removed at the sime time you protect python, rpm and it's other low level dependencies implicitly that's also what yum does currently i don't want to take away the great power of root from anybody, as well as "rm -rf /" allows to override and just go ahead, i want just a basic protection from major mistakes mostly happening when you have no time and say "yes" once too often at 3:00 AM with deep regret
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