Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 04/27/2012 09:03 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Markku Kolkka wrote: <snip> >>> 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