On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 08:18:21PM +0930, Tim wrote: > ded: > >> Does Yum not remove dependant packages or did I need to do more than > >> Yum remove <package>? > Paul Howarth: > > You need to remove the dependent packages yourself. The rpm database > > does not contain any information on which packages are installed as > > dependencies, so there is no way for yum to know what to remove. > When you install a RPM, the package lists what it depends on > (dependencies in the other direction). A program could automatically > ask about removing them, when you try removing that package. IMHO a package manager should automatically remove any dependencies associated with the package being removed *if* removing those dependencies doesn't interfere with another package. > While that's not in the RPM database, but in the RPMs themselves, it > ought to be do-able - at least with packages that don't have > dependencies upon dependencies. FC5 is the only rpm based system I have on my computers here, so I don't know how other rpm based systems handle this situation. I guess I need to read a bit more on the subject. I do know, in my case, that not having a package manager that handles removing dependencies costs me more time than I have available to maintain this machine. Kind Regards, D -- BOFH excuse #148: Insert coin for new game
