Uninstall packages with live CD

[Reindl Harald]

Am 27.01.2013 19:24, schrieb Paul Smith:
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
>>> Is it possible to uninstall rpms from a computer that does not boot
>>> and using a live CD? If so, how? (The computer runs Fedora 18.)
>>
>> install dvd's had the option for "rescue mode" and after
>> "chroot /mnt/sysimage" you were actually in the installed
>> and not booting system and all commands, configs etc affected
>> this - not sure how this works with recent fedora versions
>> since the option is gone and live-cd at all
>>
>> but drop to a shell, mount your drive of the installed system
>> and "chroot /mountpoint/ shoule maybe be enough, however i
>> would always type "sync" to write back buffers befpre reboot
>> as i practically always does (look in the archives for bugs
>> then and there over the time missing this at shutdown)
> 
> Thanks, Reindl. It would be even better if I could undo the last
> updates from inside the emergency mode. Is it possible?

if you can activate network and the rootfs is mounted rw or can
be remounted rw give it a chance - if not yum would simply not
work and so i see no high danger here, however backups are
always good

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