On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 03:30:45PM -0400, Matt Morgan wrote:
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> repository to get Java, when I decided I needed to clean up yum.conf.
>
> What happens if I remove them now, and no other repository updates one
> of the packages I have installed? Do I get some warning that I have
> "orphaned" packages?
You should keep track of all the repository resources you pulled
things from one way or another.
Yes, it is quicker to have a short list...
Save your full config file as /etc/yum.conf-with-optional-stuff.
Then prune /etc/yum.conf down to the basics.
Now you can do:
yum update
and
yum -c /etc/yum.conf-with-optional-stuff check-update
and
yum -c /etc/yum.conf-with-optional-stuff "update special-package"
I have seen just enough questions about some special package breaking
or causes a conflict.
I also archive and keep http/ftp hand downloaded rpms in a dir and pair
them up with a readme file. I also pair rpms's with source in case I need
to rebuild it.
I have one utility (.c file) from 8/3/86 that I need to recompile
once in a while. Source is good... good source is great.
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