dnf even allows to uninstall RPM and systemd without warnings

[Les Howell]

On Mon, 2014-06-23 at 19:57 +0200, Johannes Lips wrote:
> Chris Adams wrote:
> > Once upon a time, Johannes Lips <johannes.lips at gmail.com> said:
> >> Well, yeah and everybody is reading the complete output of yum/dnf if
> >> it's trying to remove hundreds of packages?
> > 
> > Well, yeah.  First, if you think you are removing a leaf or minor
> > package and the package manager lists 100+ dependent packages, you
> > should take notice and perhaps re-think what you are trying to do.
> > Second, if you decide you want to continue, you should look over the
> > list of packages to be removed.
> Of course, but how fast can a small three letter work like yum or dnf
> can be overlooked?
> I don't really see any benefit of not implementing it, if it makes an
> installation safer.
> But this whole discussion is pointless, because the people, who do the
> work will most likely decide the outcome!
> 
> > 
> > If people really want some magic protections in this case, rather than
> > having "special" packages, it should probably be based on the number of
> > affected dependent packages (and/or maybe a percentage of installed
> > packages).
> > 
> 

The good news is that for dnf you can become a developer and then work
from the group to make it do what you want.  I am sure that your
experience and knowledge will be a welcome addition to the team.