On 5/24/2022 6:26 PM, Bill Cunningham wrote:
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> On 5/24/2022 6:23 PM, Bill Cunningham wrote:
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>> On 5/24/2022 5:28 PM, Barry wrote:
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>>>> On 23 May 2022, at 23:03, Todd Zullinger <tmz(a)pobox.com> wrote:
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>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Bill Cunningham wrote:
>>>>> I have been trying to use rpm or dnf to remove some rpms.
>>>> I'd use dnf. It provides a much wider safety net.
>>> I have always assumed that using rpm -e will mess up dnf.
>>> so I never use rpm for any operation that modifies the system.
>>> I think I shot off a foot a decade or so ago doing that.
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>> I usually will from time to time, erase the /var/cache/dnf
>> directory, then run 'dnf makecache'. This does to my knowledge, erase
>> many dnf config and status files. Running the makecache rebuilds the
>> database. This is updated frequently when you run dnf. You can too
>> run the dnf clear option too.
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