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From: Martin Ebourne
Subject: dependency insanity
Date: 23:22 on 03 Feb 2007
# smart remove fedora-release-notes
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Installing packages (2):
  Glide3         Glide3-libGL   

Removing packages (369):
  GConf2                                 mysql                                  
  ImageMagick                            mytharchive                            
  MAKEDEV                                mythbrowser                            
  Omni-foomatic                          mythcontrols                           
  SysVinit                               mythdvd                                
  a2ps                                   mythgallery                            
  acpid                                  mythmkmovie                            
  alchemist                              mythmusic                              
  alsa-lib                               mythnews                               
  apr                                    myththemes                             
  apr-util                               mythtv-frontend                        
  apt                                    mythtv-theme-MediaCenter               
  apt-python                             mythtv-theme-MediaCenterOSD            
  arts                                   mythtv-theme-MediaCenterWeb            
  ash                                    mythtv-theme-ProjectGrayhem            
  at                                     mythtv-theme-abstract                  
  at-spi                                 mythtv-theme-photo                     
  audit                                  mythtv-theme-purplegalaxy              
  audit-libs-python                      mythtv-theme-sleek                     
  authconfig                             mythtv-theme-visor                     
  authconfig-gtk                         mythvideo                              
  autoconf                               mythweather                            
  autofs                                 mythzoneminder                         
  automake                               nagios-plugins                         
  avahi                                  nagios-plugins-disk                    
  avahi-glib                             nagios-plugins-load                    
  avahi-qt3                              nagios-plugins-perl                    
  avidemux                               nagios-plugins-users                   
  avifile                                nas                                    
  bind-libs                              nautilus                               
  bitmap-fonts                           nautilus-cd-burner                     
  bluez-gnome                            nautilus-extensions                    
  bluez-utils                            neon                                   
  boxbackup-client                       net-snmp                               
  bug-buddy                              net-snmp-libs                          
  cairo                                  net-tools                              
  chkfontpath                            netconfig                              
  control-center                         netdump                                
  coreutils                              newt                                   
  cracklib                               nfs-utils                              
  cryptsetup-luks                        nfs-utils-lib                          
  cups                                   notification-daemon                    
  curl                                   notify-python                          
  cyrus-sasl                             nrpe                                   
  cyrus-sasl-md5                         nscd                                   
  dbus                                   ntp                                    
  dbus-glib                              ntsysv                                 
  dbus-python                            openjade                               
  dbus-x11                               openldap                               
  device-mapper                          opensp                                 
  dhclient                               openssh                                
  dmraid                                 openssh-askpass                        
  docbook-dtds                           openssh-clients                        
  dstat                                  openssh-server                         
  e2fsprogs                              openssl                                
  e2fsprogs-libs                         oprofile                               
  eel2                                   pam                                    
  emacs                                  pam_ssh                                
  emacs-common                           pango                                  
  evolution-data-server                  paps                                   
  fedora-package-config-apt              parted                                 
  fedora-package-config-smart            passwd                                 
  fedora-release                         pciutils                               
  fedora-release-notes                   perl-DBD-MySQL                         
  file-roller                            perl-SGMLSpm                           
  findutils                              perl-SOAP-Lite                         
  fontconfig                             perl-Tk                                
  foomatic                               perl-XMLTV                             
  gail                                   pm-utils                               
  gcalctool                              policycoreutils                        
  gconf-editor                           portmap                                
  gd                                     postfix                                
  gdm                                    postgresql-libs                        
  gedit                                  prelink                                
  gettext                                psacct                                 
  ghostscript                            psmisc                                 
  ghostscript-fonts                      pycairo                                
  gimp-print                             pygobject2                             
  glibc-utils                            pygtk2                                 
  gnome-applets                          pygtk2-libglade                        
  gnome-desktop                          pyorbit                                
  gnome-doc-utils                        pyparted                               
  gnome-icon-theme                       python                                 
  gnome-keyring                          python-elementtree                     
  gnome-media                            python-numeric                         
  gnome-menus                            python-sqlite                          
  gnome-mount                            python-urlgrabber                      
  gnome-netstatus                        pyxf86config                           
  gnome-panel                            qt                                     
  gnome-python2                          qt-MySQL                               
  gnome-python2-applet                   quota                                  
  gnome-python2-bonobo                   readahead                              
  gnome-python2-canvas                   redhat-artwork                         
  gnome-python2-desktop                  redhat-lsb                             
  gnome-python2-extras                   rhpl                                   
  gnome-python2-gconf                    rhpxl                                  
  gnome-python2-gnomeprint               rpm                                    
  gnome-python2-gnomevfs                 rpm-libs                               
  gnome-python2-gtksourceview            rpm-python                             
  gnome-python2-libegg                   samba-common                           
  gnome-spell                            scrollkeeper                           
  gnome-system-monitor                   selinux-policy                         
  gnome-terminal                         selinux-policy-targeted                
  gnome-themes                           setuptool                              
  gnome-user-docs                        sgml-common                            
  gnome-utils                            shadow-utils                           
  gnome-vfs2                             smart                                  
  gnome-vfs2-smb                         smart-gui                              
  gnupg                                  smartmontools                          
  gstreamer                              smolt                                  
  gstreamer-plugins-base                 sound-juicer                           
  gstreamer-plugins-good                 star                                   
  gtk2                                   subversion                             
  gtk2-engines                           sudo                                   
  gtksourceview                          sysklogd                               
  gtkspell                               sysstat                                
  gucharmap                              system-config-date                     
  hal                                    system-config-display                  
  hal-gnome                              system-config-keyboard                 
  hicolor-icon-theme                     system-config-language                 
  htmlview                               system-config-mouse                    
  hwbrowser                              system-config-network                  
  hwdata                                 system-config-network-tui              
  initscripts                            system-config-rootpassword             
  ipsec-tools                            system-config-securitylevel            
  irqbalance                             system-config-securitylevel-tui        
  k3b                                    system-config-services                 
  kbd                                    system-config-soundcard                
  kdelibs                                system-config-users                    
  kdnssd-avahi                           system-logviewer                       
  kernel                                 tar                                    
  kernel                                 tcpdump                                
  kiki                                   timidity++                             
  kpartx                                 tmpwatch                               
  krb5-libs                              transcode                              
  kudzu                                  udev                                   
  libXft                                 urw-fonts                              
  libbonoboui                            usbutils                               
  libdv-tools                            usermode                               
  libgail-gnome                          usermode-gtk                           
  libgcj                                 util-linux                             
  libglade2                              vim-minimal                            
  libgnome                               vixie-cron                             
  libgnomecanvas                         vnc-server                             
  libgnomecups                           vorbis-tools                           
  libgnomeprint22                        vte                                    
  libgnomeprintui22                      wget                                   
  libgnomeui                             which                                  
  libgpod                                wpa_supplicant                         
  libgsf                                 x11vnc                                 
  libgssapi                              xfsprogs                               
  libmyth                                xinetd                                 
  libnotify                              xml-common                             
  librsvg2                               xorg-x11-drv-ati                       
  libselinux                             xorg-x11-drv-evdev                     
  libselinux-python                      xorg-x11-drv-i810                      
  libsemanage                            xorg-x11-drv-keyboard                  
  libtool                                xorg-x11-drv-mga                       
  libuser                                xorg-x11-drv-mouse                     
  libutempter                            xorg-x11-drv-nv                        
  libwmf                                 xorg-x11-drv-vesa                      
  libwnck                                xorg-x11-drv-via                       
  libwvstreams                           xorg-x11-drv-void                      
  libxml2-python                         xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi                   
  lockdev                                xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi        
  log4cxx                                xorg-x11-fonts-base                    
  logrotate                              xorg-x11-fonts-misc                    
  logwatch                               xorg-x11-server-Xnest                  
  lsof                                   xorg-x11-server-Xorg                   
  lvm2                                   xorg-x11-server-Xvfb                   
  man                                    xorg-x11-utils                         
  mcstrans                               xorg-x11-xfs                           
  mdadm                                  xorg-x11-xinit                         
  memtest86+                             xscreensaver-base                      
  mencoder                               xscreensaver-extras                    
  mesa-libGL                             xscreensaver-gl-extras                 
  metacity                               xsri                                   
  microcode_ctl                          xterm                                  
  minicom                                yp-tools                               
  mjpegtools                             ypbind                                 
  mkinitrd                               yum                                    
  mlocate                                yum-metadata-parser                    
  module-init-tools                      zenity                                 
  mplayer                                zsh                                    
  msttcorefonts                          

1.4MB of package files are needed. 1221.6MB will be freed.

Confirm changes? (Y/n): not fucking likely
#

So what the deal here? I'm not allowed to install fedora unless I
promise to covet the release notes for ever and a day? Should I print
them out and attach them to my last will and testament, just in case? Or
maybe write them in blood, in large letters, on the roof of the
Millenium Dome so they can be read by passing aliens. (Hey, a use for
the thing at last.)

Can tar not work if I don't have the release notes installed? Really?
No, think you've got that one wrong.

I particularly like the way it feels that if I'm not going to read the
release notes, I should at least install Glide3 as penance, as if having
a system that won't boot isn't enough of a punishment. A hardware driver
for the 3Dfx Voodo range of graphics cards will be really fucking useful
in that situation, I don't doubt.

Cheers,

Martin.

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