Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2112 mails)

[Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@xxxxxxx>]

Adam Jimerson escribió:
> Does zypper really need to access the configured repositories just to remove 
> an application, zypper rm? 

I reported this problem as a bug a while ago, read the explanations here

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=304150


 The reason I am asking is because my cable modem
> at my house kind of died and without knowing that zypper wouldn't even be able 
> to remove a package without accessing the internet I bet you can guess the 
> kind of shock I was in when zypper spit out the first error because it wasn't 
> able to access a repo.  If zypper does not need to refresh the repos just to 
> remove a package can this be done in future versions to help save bandwidth of 
> both the users and the servers, also make zypper rm usable without an active 
> internet connection, I know that rpm -e works without internet connection, 
> then again rpm doesn't even work with the repos as far as I know.

I agree that what you suggest is the user-expected behaviuor, however 
the process is much more complicated (sometimes in excess)

HTH.

Cristian.



--
"A computer is like an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no 
mercy. "

Cristian Rodríguez R.
Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services
SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
Research & Development
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