On 2/19/07, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
    It might be prudent to run "rpm -q --whatrequires <library-name>"
before removing the package.  If nothing but ekiga uses it, it can be
safely deleted (I think).

 RPM will not let you erase a package the other packages depend on.
So, for example, if one were to try  "rpm --erase glibc" because
"ekiga" depended on it, RPM will complain with a (very long) list of
reasons why you shouldn't do that.

-- Ben
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