Re: Removing unwanted xorg-x11-drv packages

[Demond James <maestronn wowway com>]

Steven Haigh wrote:
> Just playing with a new system install from FC5 (currently updating to 
> rawhide), and I noticed there's a lot of xorg-x11-drivers that I don't 
> require... is there a way to remove these? as if I just try, say, "rpm 
> -e xorg-x11-drv-vmware" then it says that it can't be removed because 
> it's required by xorg-x11-drivers.
>
> The first thing I thought of was to try --force, but then I remembered 
> that --force only works for install and upgrades of packages.
>
> Is this possible in FC?
>
> --Steven Haigh
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This behavior is by design IRC.  The thinking is that it's better to 
have all the drivers you need on the system just in case you happen to 
change out you video card.  Also, the footprint of these packages is small.

Demond