This time "Frederic Crozat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> becomes daring and writes:
> On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 10:49:13 +0100, Fran�ois Pons wrote: > >> Le mer 08/01/2003 � 04:27, Olivier Thauvin a �crit : >>> Ok, this is stupid, but some beginners will do it one days: >>> >>> [olivier@andromede olivier]$ urpme urpmi >>> Pour satisfaire les d�pendances, les paquetages suivants vont �tre >>> d�sinstall�s (30 Mo): >>> [snip] >>> Est-ce correct ? (O/n) o >>> [olivier@andromede olivier]$ urpmi >>> sudo: /usr/sbin/urpmi: command not found >>> [olivier@andromede olivier]$ >>> >>> Maybe it is better, if urpmi is on the list of packages to remove, ask >>> somethings like: >>> Are you sure you want to remove me? y/N >>> >>> And this should failed with --auto, this can be usefull on cooker with >>> rebuild script which auto install or uninstall packages, to not see urpmi >>> removing itself. >>> >>> Now, I'll rpm -Uvh urpmi ;) >> >> Well what do you think about rpm -rf /, do you want additional >> confirmation ? >> >> urpme urpmi will say urpmi will be deleted, the same for another urpme >> XXX wich will include urpmi on the list of package to remove. But >> anyway, urpmi will be listed to be removed, if someone don't read or >> don't understand what he is reading, he should not even have tried urpmi >> but should be using rpmdrake. >> >> Does anybody else have though on this ? > > Let's do the debian way, when trying to remove "important package" : > > You are trying to remove packages which are needed to use your system. > Please type the following to confirm : "Yes, I know I may harm my system > blablabla" : Uhm...but I'd only cover the base system (let's call that whichever gets installed when you do a "truly minimal install without documentation" in 9.0)...and urpmi wouldn't be in that list (tho rpm would be, for instance). If you can install a booting system without it, urpmi shouldn't protect it, IMNSHO. Vox -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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