problem removing mysql with yum

[Paul Howarth]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> Mark Sargent wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>>
>> am wishing to remove mysql with yum, but, get the following. Any 
>> suggestions.? I tried yum install perl-DBD-MySQL but it said nothing 
>> to do. Cheers.
>>
>> Mark Sargent.
>>
>> [root at localhost ~]# yum remove mysql
>> Setting up Remove Process
>> Resolving Dependencies
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package mysql.i386 0:3.23.58-13 set to be erased
>> --> Running transaction check
>> Setting up Repo:  dag
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
>> 00:00
>> Setting up Repo:  base
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
>> 00:00
>> Setting up Repo:  updates-released
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================|  951 B    
>> 00:00
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> dag       : ################################################## 2718/2718
>> base      : ################################################## 2622/2622
>> primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 358 kB    
>> 00:02
>> MD Read   : ################################################## 888/888
>> updates-re: ################################################## 888/888
>> --> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.10 for package: MyODBC
>> --> Processing Dependency: mysql = 3.23.58 for package: mysql-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.10 for package: 
>> perl-DBD-MySQL
>> --> Processing Dependency: mysql for package: MySQL-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient_r.so.10 for package: 
>> MySQL-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.10 for package: 
>> libdbi-dbd-mysql
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package MyODBC.i386 0:2.50.39-19 set to be erased
>> ---> Package mysql-devel.i386 0:3.23.58-13 set to be erased
>> ---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.i386 0:2.9003-5 set to be erased
>> ---> Package MySQL-python.i386 0:0.9.2-4 set to be erased
>> ---> Package mysql.i386 0:3.23.58-16.FC3.1 set to be updated
>> ---> Package libdbi-dbd-mysql.i386 0:0.6.5-9 set to be erased
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: perl-DBD-MySQL for package: mysql
>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> Error: missing dep: perl-DBD-MySQL for pkg mysql
>> [root at localhost ~]# yum install perl-DBD-MySQL
>> Setting up Install Process
>> Setting up Repo:  dag
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
>> 00:00
>> Setting up Repo:  base
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
>> 00:00
>> Setting up Repo:  updates-released
>> repomd.xml                100% |=========================|  951 B    
>> 00:00
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> dag       : ################################################## 2718/2718
>> base      : ################################################## 2622/2622
>> primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 359 kB    
>> 00:04
>> MD Read   : ################################################## 893/893
>> updates-re: ################################################## 893/893
>> Nothing to do
>>
> why don't you just do:
> 
> # rpm -e mysql ?

Because RPM will tell him that all of the packages listed above depend 
on mysql and rpm will refuse to remove it.

It might be worth trying to remove everything in one go though:
# rpm -e mysql mysql-devel MyODBC perl-DBD-MySQL MySQL-python 
libdbi-dbd-mysql

I'm not sure why yum thinks that "package mysql.i386 0:3.23.58-16.FC3.1 
set to be updated", which is why the yum remove is failing.

Paul.