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 http://www.opensuse.org/