hirohitosan Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Before I make a mistake I want to ask your opinion. I want to remove from my computer SANE. I go to MCC UnInstall Software packages and chose to remove SANE. A pop up window ask me: Because of their dependencies, the following package(s) also need to be removed: drakconf-10.4.13-1mdv2007.0 drakfirsttime-1.8-1mdv2007.0 harddrake-ui-10.4.81-1mdv2007.0 hwdb-clients-0.18-1mdk kdegraphics-kooka-3.5.4-7mdv2007.0 mdkonline-2.4-1mdv2007.0 some of these packages are not important for my computer? for example drakconf-10.4.13-1mdv2007.0 harddrake-ui-10.4.81-1mdv2007.0 I can remove it without any problem??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmanuel_uk Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 nope, you want to keep them however you can look into urpme --nodeps command line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohitosan Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 however you can look into urpme --nodeps command line thanks, This will be just for uninstall and not for installing? I mean when I install some new software I want to know what dependencies is needed. however you can look into urpme --nodeps command line thanks, This will be just for uninstall and not for installing? I mean when I install some new software I want to know what dependencies is needed. I tried #urpme --nodeps Unknown option: nodeps :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Why bother removing SANE? Even if you'll never use it, it doesn't take up that much space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohitosan Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Why bother removing SANE? Even if you'll never use it, it doesn't take up that much space. yes. you're right, but this post was because in the past when I removed some packages I didn't care too much about what dependencies will remove and I think that I removed some useful things. I think this is not a good idea in Md2007 to remove dependencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) When you decide to uninstall a programme and you find it wants to also uninstall a number of other programmes it is dependant on, it is safer and more practical to leave things as they are and just not use the programme you no longer need. If the unwanted programme takes up a huge amount of space and you want to recover that space then you will need to go to a console and do a command line uninstall and specifying a no dependencys uninstall. If you are unfamilar with the command line ten you could screw up your system. I notice from your earlier posts in other threads that you are new to Mandriva but already you are wanting to chop up your system like you would in Windows. Not a good idea. I would like to suggest you wait until you have acquired more experience with Mandriva first. What is that old expression ???..........."Learn to walk first before rrrrrruuuuuuuunnnnnnniiiiinnnnngggg." Besides, Sane is one of the great packages associated with detecting, setting up and using Scanners. Cheers. John. Edited November 1, 2006 by AussieJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmanuel_uk Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I do not disagree with other posters see man rpm and man urpme or urpmi I am sure the option is --nodeps but it could be for rpm not for urpme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) Personally I cannot understand, for the life of me, WHY drakconf has sane as a dependency! This it completely in-sane... And yeah, I do know that MCC can also configure your scanner via that horrible wizard... Edited November 1, 2006 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmanuel_uk Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 then worth reporting that insane dependency as a bug, unless it was intended as a joke by the packager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohitosan Posted November 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 OK guys, I'll not remove SANE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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