Re: Dependency aware package removal.

[Don Buchholz <buchholz easystreet com>]

Well, you might be able to create your own yum repository
by setting up a cron job which runs up2date(8) (with "-d"
flag, and perhaps other options if you want to pull *every-
thing* available from the channel -- peruse the archives
on this, and the 'taroon' list, for many threads about having
up2date do stuff like this).  Then just point yum(8) at your
new repos.

<shrug> it's Linux ... it's customizable ... the problem is
you often *have* to customize it </shrug>

- Don


Awais Riaz wrote:

> I was looking for a all-in-one solution for all of my
> package management needs.
>
> I have that in apt :). It does everything I need it to
> do. I was expecting something similar for RHEL4
> considering I'm actually paying for it :). If only I
> could get RHEL4 packages via an apt or yum repos....
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Awais
>
>
>
> --- Don Buchholz <buchholz easystreet com> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > How about writing a script using "rpm -q
> > --whatrequires" to
> > list all the dependent packages, and then build a
> > full list
> > of packages to pass on to "rpm -e"?
> >
> >
> > Awais Riaz wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > But what it can't do (and what I'm after) is remove
> > > all the packages depending on that package (and so
> > > on...). The same applies to package groups. Without
> > > this functionality package removal can be quite a
> > > tedious job.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking of using yum with the local rpmdb to
> > >      
> > do
> >    
> >
> > > this. AFAIK, using yum with the local rpmdb and
> > > up2date  
> > > both should cause no problems. This way I can use
> > >      
> > yum
> >    
> >
> > > to install and remove packages and dependencies and
> > > up2date to download the latest errata and updates.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Awais
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 duke edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 at 3:24am, Awais Riaz wrote
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > I'm new to RHEL4 and have a question that has
> > > > >          
> > been
> >    
> >
> > > > > bothering me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a proper 'Redhat way' of removing
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > packages in
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > a dependency aware manner on systems without X
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > (and
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > hence no system-config-packages)? Coming from a
> > > > > background using apt and yum, I find it strange
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > that
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > up2date doesn't provide this functionality. I've
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > been
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > taking this functionality for granted for years
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > with
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > other package management systems and am suprised
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > not
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > to find an out-of-the-box, all-in-one,  fully
> > > > > functional package management solution in RHEL4.
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > Am I
> > > >   
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > missing something? 
> > > > >     
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > Erm, 'rpm -e' will refuse to remove a package if
> > > > others depend on it.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Joshua Baker-LePain
> > > > Department of Biomedical Engineering
> > > > Duke University
> > > >
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