Am 05.01.2014 23:53, schrieb Chris Adams: > Once upon a time, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net> said: >> where would it be useful to uninstall base-package and YUM/DNF itself >> bringing your system in a non-recoverable state? > > I already offered a couple of examples that you ignored (just a couple > that came to mind, certainly not an exhaustive list): when you have a > system that doesn't load a kernel from the filesystem, such as a VM > environment where the boot process is external.
border cases where you can use --nodeps > Another is if you need to re-install the kernel RPM because files have > been removed, overwritten, etc.; "yum reinstall" is documented (unlike > this magic "feature") to not handle multi-install packages like the > kernel. The only way is going to be to "yum erase" and "yum install". this is *really* a border case where download and "rpm -Uvh --force" is the way to go > Also, even removing every kernel RPM will not render your system > "non-recoverable". You can always use a boot CD, and in modern Fedora > systems, the "rescue" kernel/initramfs are never removed (not owned by > any RPM), so you should always be able to boot that you can do that, i can do that the ordianry user - i doubt
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