On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:50:39 -0700 Les <hlhowell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am new to Fedora (about 1 year now), but I understand some of the > problem, but perhaps you should elucidate for the new users or > uninitiated folks about the results that can occur from these options > and also when it is reasonable to use one of them. The problems that this can cause are fairly obvious if you read up on what --nodeps and --force actually do. In short, you are deliberately bypassing (and quite possibly breaking) the rpm dependency system that manages the software installation and removal process on your computer. When is it reasonable to use those options? Well, pretty damn seldom, as an extreme last resort, and with great fear and trembling. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
