So what kind of dependency stupidity is this?

[Jim]

Kevin Martin wrote:
> So I go to remove the Google "stuff" from my machine and I get this:
>
> $ yum remove google-gadgets-qt google-gadgets google-desktop-linux
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, fedorakmod, protectbase,
> refresh-packagekit, refresh-updatesd
> Setting up Remove Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> There are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running
> yum-complete-transaction first to finish them.
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package google-desktop-linux.i386 0:1.2.0-0088 set to be erased
> ---> Package google-gadgets.i386 0:0.10.5-3.fc10 set to be erased
> --> Processing Dependency: libggadget-1.0.so.0 for package:
> kdebase-workspace
> ---> Package google-gadgets-qt.i386 0:0.10.5-3.fc10 set to be erased
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package kdebase-workspace.i386 0:4.2.0-8.fc10 set to be erased
> --> Processing Dependency: kdebase-kdm for package: fedorainfinity-kdm-theme
> --> Processing Dependency: kdebase-workspace = 4.2.0-8.fc10 for package:
> kdebase-workspace-libs
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package fedorainfinity-kdm-theme.noarch 0:1.0.4-1.fc8 set to be erased
> ---> Package kdebase-workspace-libs.i386 0:4.2.0-8.fc10 set to be erased
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> ====================================================================================================================================
>  Package                                   Arch                   
> Version                         Repository                  Size
> ====================================================================================================================================
> Removing:
>  google-desktop-linux                      i386                   
> 1.2.0-0088                      installed                   19 M
>  google-gadgets                            i386                   
> 0.10.5-3.fc10                   installed                  5.8 M
>  google-gadgets-qt                         i386                   
> 0.10.5-3.fc10                   installed                  654 k
> Removing for dependencies:
>  fedorainfinity-kdm-theme                  noarch                 
> 1.0.4-1.fc8                     installed                  1.1 M
>  kdebase-workspace                         i386                   
> 4.2.0-8.fc10                    installed                   27 M
>  kdebase-workspace-libs                    i386                   
> 4.2.0-8.fc10                    installed                  1.9 M
>
> Transaction Summary
> ====================================================================================================================================
> Install      0 Package(s)        
> Update       0 Package(s)        
> Remove       6 Package(s)        
>
>
>
> HUH?  What possible reason could there be for anything related to KDE to
> have with the google garbage?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kevin
>
>   

Kevin I run across this all the time, it is frustrating, but I just use the command;

rpm -e --nodeps google-gadgets-qt google-gadgets google-desktop-linux

What the --nodeps is , it removes only those packages and no Dependencies.

Hopefully, someday, they will fix that problem in Yum

LOL