Hi all.
I have a problem with Gconf so I decided to remove the package and reinstall it.
YaST2 shows a window reporting a dependency problem. I reply “Ignore”. The problem is that it keeps poping up again and again (A lot of dependencies problems)
Is there a way to reply Ignore to every window at once?
How can I force the removement?
Thank you in advance.
Hi there,
Of course I have to start with the usual warning: forcing package removal and ignoring dependencies will usually just break things. But of course I also know that sometimes you don’t have a choice.
I would suggest just using zypper or rpm in the command line to force the removal of the package:
#rpm -e --nodeps package_name
If you want to repackage it (to keep for reinstall if needed)
#rpm -e --repackage --nodeps package_name
It will repackage it into /var/spool/repackage and then remove it.
However, I really truly must caution against using --nodeps unless there is truly no other way.
What errors are you getting? Perhaps you can resolve them with zypper / rug / yum / rpm?
Cheers,
Pete Eby