Frank Cox wrote: > 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. Not to mention completely unnecessary to solve this particular problem... -- Mark Knoop
