dnf even allows to uninstall RPM and systemd without warnings

[Johannes Lips]

Les Howell <hlhowell at pacbell.net> wrote on Mon 23 Jun 2014 20:04:56 CEST:
> 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.
What's the point of personal insults? I just stated my opinion, no need
to get personal with ironic comments!

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