NetworkManager package oddity

[Rex Dieter]

On 07/23/2013 09:05 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 07/23/13 21:54, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> On 07/23/2013 08:49 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>> I installed an F19 system with only KDE.  In doing some testing as a result of a question on the user's....
>>>
>>> For "yum erase NetworkManager-openvpn" I see...
>>>
>>> Removing:
>>>    NetworkManager-openvpn                x86_64  1:0.9.6.0-2.fc19    @anaconda  718 k
>>> Removing for dependencies:
>>>    kde-plasma-networkmanagement-openvpn  x86_64  1:0.9.0.9-1.fc19    @updates   153 k
>>>
>>> But subsequently for "yum install NetworkManager-openvpn" I see...
>>>
>>> Installing:
>>>    NetworkManager-openvpn      x86_64      1:0.9.8.2-2.fc19        updates      161 k
>>>
>>> Transaction Summary
>>> ====================================================================================
>>> Install  1 Package
>>>
>>> I would have thought kde-plasma-networkmanagement-openvpn would have been pulled in as well....
>>>
>>> Why not?
>>
>> kde-plasma-networkmanagement-openvpn Requires: NetworkManager-openvpn
>>
>> not the other way around.
>>
>
> Yes, well...  What I'm getting at is that if you're either a novice, or you're not thinking, and you have a pure KDE system installed and you think you need to install NetworkManager-openvpn to get access to openvpn management you'll be left scratching your head when it doesn't show up.

I guess one response is novices or 'those not thinking' shouldn't be 
removing random packages in the first place then. :)

-- rex