hello Scott.
On 08/23/2016 04:40 AM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:47:06PM -0500, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
greetings.
in an attempt to display correct fonts in firefox instead of squares with binary values, i installed wrong fonts and made things worse.
how do i find out what fonts are, as i did not think to make note of what i was adding?
While I see yum.log was mentioned, I didn't see mention of yum history.
If you type it (you have to use root or sudo), you get a history of your yum transactoins. So you might see something like
184 | update | 2016-08-20 16:48 | Update
(Sorry if formatting is off). In your case, you might see
185 install bad_font |<date> |Install
You can then use
yum undo 185
This will undo the yum transaction that installed the font.
I realize you've solved your issue for the moment, but the history option is quite useful.
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besides versatility of yum, vastness of arguments is, for me, an enjoyable learning process.
when i found yumex wanting to also remove libreoffice files, i dropped back to yum. when yum also wanted to remove libreoffice, it was back to 'man yum'. i saw history, but only read what it would do.
failing to find anything to remove _only_ what i wrongly installed, it was back to basics and rpm.
after reading your reply, i ran 'man yum' again to reread 'history'.
having done so, i am at wonder just how 'history' and its arguments would handle remove wrong fonts and not include libreoffice.
at this time, i am considering installing bad fonts again just to see what will happen.
at this time, i have more pressing duties, but will give 'yum history' a run later and post back with results.
thank you for reply and piquing my brain for further knowledge.