On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 06:29:28AM -0400, Randall J. Berry wrote: > Hello, > > I've been messing about with Fedora Core 4 for a few months now. On my > first install I just clicked 'everything' and let it roll. Now I've > gotten to know which packages I need and which I don't need. I'm > contemplating doing a wipe and reload based on these findings. I've > noticed one thing tho. There seems to be some packages that are not > removable from the install options and a ton of packages that to the > best of my knowledge I never use. Yet I seem to be stuck installing > them anyway due to the endless loop of dependencies or simply no > option to turn them off at install. Even after install when trying to > remove packages I don't need I seem to get stuck in the same infinite > dependency loop. Typical examples are Evolution, and the Mozilla suite > I never use. I use F~bird and T~Bird instead. Yet I can't seem get rid > of them! These are just a few examples there are many more. > > I'm trying to set up a typical graphical/multimedia Gnome Desktop with > the full suite of developmental packages such as GCC, Automake, > gnome-devel and the like. Server Admin and a limited amount server > requirements. HTTPd, MySQL, POP/IMAP, SMTP, SPAMd, ClamAV and FTPd. As > well as Webmin and an IRCd with Services. (added after install) > > The Server features are used strictly for local development before > sending them to remote servers for public access. Yet I'm stuck > installing tons of other packages like PostgreSQL, is just one example > of those that seem to be dead weight. > > I know I'm stepping out on a limb here but is there any easy way to > install what I need and get rid of what I don't need? An install > method that does not require constant babysitting to install each > package manually. Can this be done? > > TIA > It seems easy to do what you want to do . Combine rpm -qa |grep evolution with rpm -e or yum remove -- ======================================================================= People who take cold baths never have rheumatism, but they have cold baths. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
