I was attempting to remove some packages that I didn't need using yumex.
These packages were development packages for things I won't need to
develop for, Japanese character set packages, and some extra stuff. One
thing I found interesting is when I clicked "Process queue", there was
no dialog stating what was to be removed (when installing/updating, it
always tests the transaction set, then fives a list of stuff to be
removed/updated/installed for the user to verify). I guess that should
have been my first clue.
My laptop was happily chugging along with yumex removing stuff while I
was playing a game. it was taking an awful long time, that's when I
checked yumex and noticed it.
The fscking thing was removing EVERY DAMN PACKAGE ON THE SYSTEM!!! I
know damn well I did not select everything, but yumex happily removed
554 packages before I noticed. Of course there's no stop button, or
undo, or revert, or even a pause. It was too late anyway. Within about 1
min., X locked up. Switching to a console was useless, there was no
longer any login.
So, now I have to completely reinstall FC7 from DVD. I suppose I'll have
to re-install all my IDEs, JDK, Tomcat, and all the extra packages I had
that were not installed with the FC7 DVD as well. At least I caught it
before it removed the boot loader (grub) so I could still reboot into W2K.
Thanks a lot yumex developers. From now on when I want to remove ANY
package, whether a single one or several, I'll do it on CLI the old
fashioned, more reliable, and safer way.
PGA
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Paul G. Allen, BSIT/SE
Owner, Sr. Engineer
Random Logic Consulting Services
www.randomlogic.com
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