New yum plugin to skip packages with dependencies problems.

Tim Lauridsen tla-ml at rasmil.dk
Tue Aug 29 11:52:29 UTC 2006


Tim Lauridsen wrote:
> Tim Lauridsen wrote:
>> Hi
>> I have created a yum plugin there solves the problem with updates 
>> with dependency problem there blocks from updating
>> your  system.
>>
>> Installation:
>> copy depcheck.py to /usr/lib/yum-plugins/
>> copy depcheck.conf to /etc/yum/ /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/
>>
>> Usage:
>> Then the plugin is installed, i add a new option : '--depcheck' to yum.
>> Ex.
>> #yum --depcheck update
>>
>> Then the option is used, then the plugin will check each update for 
>> dependency problems, and remove the ones from the transaction there 
>> has problems.
>>
>> Try it out and let me know if there is any problems. I works i both 
>> yum 2.6.1 & 2.9.5.
>>
>> Tim
> Here is a updated one, there dont break yumex, pirut & pup.
>
> Tim
Here is one more update, fixing more problems running under a yum gui.

Tim


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