27 Apr
2012
27 Apr
'12
5:01 p.m.
Johnny Hughes wrote:
On 04/27/2012 09:03 AM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Markku Kolkka wrote:
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For example, let's have three packages A, B, and C where B requires A and C requires B: A<-B<-C "yum install C" will install all three packages. "yum remove C" would remove only C. "yum remove B" would remove B and C. "yum remove A" would remove all three packages
Ok, so deepen my understanding of yum: what about where package A requires B and C, and package D also requires B. If I yum uninstall A,
what
happens to B? Obviously, if it goes away, then D is broken....
It also recommends removing D
Yum will remove too much.
Oy. Thanks, Johnny. I'll watch out for that in the future....
mark