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FS#23423 - At least "pacman -Rd" checks for dependency conflicts.
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Pacman
Opened by James (JRMoore) - Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:31 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:43 GMT
Opened by James (JRMoore) - Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:31 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:43 GMT
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DetailsWhen using the -d or --nodeps switches Pacman should skip any dependency check, in 3.5.1 this switch is not working at least when removing packages; I have never used it with other actions (e.g. when installing packages).
To reproduce the problem try to remove a dependent package, for example: $ pacman -Rd filesystem checking dependencies... error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) :: dbus-core: requires filesystem :: fakeroot: requires filesystem :: mkinitcpio: requires filesystem>=2009.01-2 :: rfkill: requires filesystem>=2010.01 :: util-linux: requires filesystem |
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Closed by Allan McRae (Allan)
Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:43 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Read the man page
Friday, 25 March 2011, 02:43 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Read the man page