On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:32:57 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
It will probably do you or anyone who upgrades a system to run `package-cleanup --orphans' to find old packages no longer resident in enabled repositories.
OK : On machine #1, Hbsk2, I get :
[root@Hbsk2 ~]# package-cleanup --orphans Setting up yum Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-release.i386 gmime-2.2.21-2.fc9.i386 gnome-packagekit-0.3.12-3.fc9.i386 kernel-2.6.27.7-53.fc9.i686 kernel-2.6.27.9-73.fc9.i686 kernel-devel-2.6.27.7-53.fc9.i686 kernel-devel-2.6.27.9-73.fc9.i686 kmenu-gnome-0.8-1.fc9.noarch mono-addins-0.3.1-3.fc9.i386 opera-9.63-2474.gcc4.shared.qt3.i386 setroubleshoot-2.0.12-4.fc9.noarch setroubleshoot-server-2.0.12-4.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.0.8-1.fc9.i386 [root@Hbsk2 ~]#
On the one that had the yum woes, #2, Hbsk (which #1 mostly replaces, and which is therefore Prime Backup) I get a similar result :
[root@Hbsk ~]# package-cleanup --orphans Setting up yum Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, fedorakmod, kernel-module, refresh- packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * livna: rpm.livna.org * fedora: fedora.mirrors.tds.net * rpmfusion-free-updates: astromirror.uchicago.edu * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: astromirror.uchicago.edu * rpmfusion-free: astromirror.uchicago.edu * updates: fedora.mirrors.tds.net * rpmfusion-nonfree: astromirror.uchicago.edu akode-2.0.2-5.fc9.i386 akode-pulseaudio-2.0.2-5.fc9.i386 fedorainfinity-kdm-theme-1.0.4-1.fc8.noarch flash-plugin-10.0.12.36-release.i386 gnome-spell-1.0.8-5.fc9.i386 kdebindings-dcopperl-3.5.9-1.fc8.i386 kernel-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686 kernel-devel-2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686 kleansweep-0.2.9-8.fc9.i386 kmenu-gnome-0.8-1.fc9.noarch libflashsupport-000-0.5.svn20070904.i386 opera-9.63-2474.gcc4.shared.qt3.i386 setroubleshoot-2.0.12-4.fc9.noarch setroubleshoot-server-2.0.12-4.fc9.noarch system-config-soundcard-2.0.6-11.fc8.noarch xorg-x11-drv-cyrix-1.1.0-5.fc8.i386 xorg-x11-drv-nsc-2.8.1-4.fc8.i386 xorg-x11-drv-via-0.2.2-4.fc8.i386 xorg-x11-fonts-truetype-7.2-3.fc8.noarch [root@Hbsk ~]#
Very Dumb Question : Are these lists telling me what *has been* removed? Or what I *may wish to* remove, or ...? IOW, am I done??