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. > ===> 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. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=