yum 'shortcomings'?

[Rahul Sundaram]

On 06/23/2010 04:11 PM, Alexander Volovics wrote:
> Hello
>
> I recently installed gnome-commander.
> Because gnome-commander needs 'meld', 'exiv2-libs', 'gnome-vfs2-smb'
> these were also installed.
>
> Today I removed gnome-commander with 'yum remove' but yum did not
> include (or even suggest) meld, exiv2libs and gnome-vfs2-smb for
> removal. Why?
>
> These packages were exclusively associated with gnome-commander.
> No other app needs them!
>
> I know yum builds on rpm and rpm itself is not so versatile with
> respect to removal but shouldn't yum(rpm) include some more stringent
> 'removal-options' (including removing the gnome-commander created
> directory ".gnome-commander" in the home folder).
>
> apt/synaptic seems to include a 'complete removal' option.
>   

I recommend using yum history undo

Rahul