yum -y update installs new software!?

[Bernd Radinger]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:08:14 -0200, Vinicius <cviniciusm at terra.com.br> wrote:
> Paul Howarth escreveu:
> > RAT wrote:
> >
> >> I had fresh installation of FC3 with my own selection of packages
> >> installed. I've runned yum -y update and what a suprise! I get packages
> >> which I don't want to have - why it installs tetex, ethereal, gaim,
> >> gphoto2. I don't want these!
> >
> >
> > Seems unlikely, but perhaps these were dependencies for an updated
> > version of something you *did* install?
> >
> > If you do "yum remove tetex" for instance, does it want to remove
> > anything you actually want along with tetex?
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> 
> I did get this too:
> - openct and opencs from The KDE-RedHat Project and
> - Hermes and liboil from Dag Apt Repository.
> 
> I don't like to get packages installed automatically.
> I know I can uninstall them manually after, but I prefer to install
> manually with the exception of updates.

eh, then why do you activate repositories which do replace your
installed packages with altered functionality?

-- 
Bernd