Yum update remove some driver or software.
JD
jd1008 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 18 17:31:57 UTC 2011
In that case, do not use the command line yum.
Use the GUI YumX which will let you
uncheck things you do not want installed.
However, I do not know if it will inform you
of impending deletion of something due to
dependency resolution.
On 02/18/2011 09:20 AM, Dario Lesca wrote:
> On my F14, today if I do a "yum update" I see that:
>
>> Dependencies Resolved
>>
>> ====================================================================================================================================================================
>> Package Arch Version Repository Size
>> ====================================================================================================================================================================
>> Installing:
>> kernel x86_64 2.6.35.11-83.fc14 updates 22 M
>> kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.35.11-83.fc14 updates 6.6 M
>> Updating:
>> PackageKit x86_64 0.6.12-2.fc14 updates 548 k
>> PackageKit-glib x86_64 0.6.12-2.fc14 updates 116 k
>> [........]
>> tigervnc-license noarch 1.0.90-0.24.20100813svn4123.fc14 updates 18 k
>> util-linux-ng x86_64 2.18-4.8.fc14 updates 1.5 M
>> webkitgtk x86_64 1.3.10-1.fc14 updates 6.2 M
>> Removing:
>> kernel x86_64 2.6.35.6-48.fc14 @local-updates 103 M
>> kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.35.6-48.fc14 @local-updates 23 M
>> Removing for dependencies:
>> kmod-open-vm-tools-2.6.35.6-48.fc14.x86_64 x86_64 0.0.0.301124-1.fc14.2 @rpmfusion-free 282 k
>> open-vm-tools x86_64 0.0.0.301124-1.fc14 @rpmfusion-free 2.4 M
> No, No, No. This is not correct.
>
> I don't want update(install) a new kernel, if this remove open-vm-tools
> (or some other driver in other case) for resolve dependencies.
>
> If I have install open-vm-tools (or other) I do not want witch someone
> or something uninstall it.
>
> Rather yum did not install the kernel and notify me that there is a new
> kernel, but can not install it.
>
> Yes, ok, I can use exclude=kernel* line command or into yum.conf, but
> this is not the same things: the default IMHO should be: do not remove
> other package when I update some software.
>
> Or did I miss or forget something?
>
> Thanks
>
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