Reindl Harald <h.reindl(a)thelounge.net> writes:
Am 11.06.2013 04:10, schrieb lee:
> Reindl Harald <h.reindl(a)thelounge.net> writes:
>>> | [root@yun etc]# yum list installed |grep fc17
>>> | NetworkManager-gtk.x86_64 1:0.9.6.4-3.fc17 installed
>>> | [...]
>>> `----
>>>
>>> For example, is this version of networkmanager-gtk in Fedora 18?
>>
>> there is no "networkmanager-gtk" at all in Fedora 18
>> and that is what is called orphan
>
> It seems so --- the question is why aren't such packages removed by yum
> distro-sync?
because it is not it's job to remove any package which is not
found in the repos because you may have installed it manually
it's job is to bring packages which are existing in the repos
to the *exact* version in the repos no matter if this means
downgrade ur upgrade them
Ah ok, that makes sense. Which way is there to upgrade from one release
to the next when neither distro-sync, nor fedup can do this?
Is there an equivalent to Debian testing for Fedora so that I can avoid
failing upgrades?
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