Re: yum checks repositories before removing packages. why?

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• Subject: Re: yum checks repositories before removing packages. why?
• From: Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:15:53 -0600
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:52:45 -0600, Gustavo Seabra <seabra@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just wonder... why does yum need to check repositories before removing
> some packages?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> Gustavo Seabra - Graduate Student
> Chemistry Department
> Kansas State University
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My guess would be to update the headers so that it can be sure it can
resolve dependencies correctly.  That is only a guess, but it seems a
logical reason.

Jonathan

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