On Dec 17, 2007 12:16 PM, Craig White <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 11:35 -0800, Dean S. Messing wrote: > > Craig White wrote: > > : sudo rpm -e x264-0.0.0-0.3.20061023.fc6.i386 > > : sudo yum -y install yum-utils > > : # and then finally...let us know the output of > > : sudo package-cleanup --orphans > > : > > : This will list problematic packages > > > > Out of pure curiosity, I just ran > > > > `package-cleanup --orphans' > > > > on my fairly well-maintained F7 system and got: > > > > [root@medulla0 ~]# package-cleanup --orphans > > Setting up yum > > kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7.x86_64 > > fetchmail-init-1.1-0.noarch > > autofs-5.0.1-27.x86_64 > > kernel-devel-2.6.23.1-10.fc7.x86_64 > > pam-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.x86_64 > > pam-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.i386 > > mysql-libs-5.0.45-1.fc7.i386 > > pam-devel-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.i386 > > metamail-2.7-29.7.x.legacy.x86_64 > > kernel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7.x86_64 > > pam-devel-0.99.7.1-5.1.fc7.x86_64 > > mysql-libs-5.0.45-1.fc7.x86_64 > > VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.x86_64 > > kernel-devel-2.6.23.1-21.fc7.x86_64 > > kernel-2.6.23.1-10.fc7.x86_64 > > kmod-nvidia-100.14.19-1.2.6.23.1_10.fc7.x86_64 > > iptables-ipv6-1.3.8-2.1.fc7.x86_64 > > grub-0.97-13.i386 > > iptables-1.3.8-2.1.fc7.x86_64 > > kernel-2.6.22.5-76.fc7.x86_64 > > AdobeReader_enu-8.1.1-1.i486 > > > > (Yes, I keep more than two kernels around.) > > > > Which of these is problematic? I'd be interested to know what > > `package-cleanup --orphans' is checking for? > > > > The man page gives this description: > > > > DESCRIPTION > > package-cleanup is a program for cleaning up the locally- > > installed RPMs. > > > > > > Later in the man page it says something about these packages not > > coming from any yum repo. In the list agove, that is only true for a > > subset of packages (e.g. AdobeReader_enu and VMwareWorkstation). > ---- > please have the courtesy of starting your own (NEW) thread as this one > has gone on and on and the OP gets confused too easily > > Craig Why? You have not shown any one else courtesy. You just wrote that my recommendation was bad. But yours is not any better. Let others on this list get in on the action. After all, this is an open forum.
