* Dominique Leuenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Jan 12. 2007 16:22]: > Hi. > > I like the system with patterns, it is quiet a nice thing and withing > YaST it works perfect. > > Unfortunately, if you try to delete some packages on rug, it very often > 'suggests' to uninstall the whole pattern, even though you would say > everything could work without this package.
Patterns are used for grouping of packages (and patterns). This grouping is accomplished by dependencies, either Requires (must) or Recommends (should). Installing a pattern means "honor its dependencies". So removing a package required by an installed pattern will break this dependency. YaST, being an interactive tool, should give you a warning. rug, being a batch tool, will also de-install the pattern in order to maintain sane dependencies of installed objects. > > you can delete the package without any problems using YaSY. > > Something new or something only I see? some misconfiguration on my > side? Or a bug? (nah.. that can not be) De-installing patterns is currently not fully defined. What should "remove this pattern" mean ? - just remove the pattern in order to lift the dependencies ? or - remove the pattern and all its dependencies (because the whole component represented by the pattern in unwanted ? And, no, we don't want to ask the user via a popup every time. But maybe there is no other solution ... > > Do you need some specific packages when this happen in case I create a > bugreport? Just post some details to the mailing list. Its certainly worth discussing in public. Klaus --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
