https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369980
User jkupec@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369980#c15
--- Comment #15 from Ján Kupec
I hope zypper doesn't run in "forceResolve" mode. "forceResolve" should *never* be the default, it should only be true if requested on the command line.
It does and i strongly don't agree that it should not as it is very annoying to get dependency problem prompt for things as obvious as zypper rm vim-base needing to remove also vim-data vim and gvim: ---->>>---- $ src/zypper rm --force-resolution off vim-base Reading installed packages... Problem: vim-data-7.1-59.x86_64 requires vim-base = 7.1, but this requirement cannot be provided deleted providers: vim-base-7.1-59.x86_64[@System] uninstallable providers: vim-base-7.1-105.i586[factory] vim-base-7.1-105.x86_64[factory] Solution 1: Following actions will be done: deinstallation of vim-data-7.1-59.x86_64 deinstallation of vim-7.1-104.x86_64 deinstallation of gvim-7.1-103.x86_64 Solution 2: keep vim-base Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/C]: ----<<<---- instead of: ---->>>---- $ src/zypper rm vim-base Reading installed packages... The following packages are going to be REMOVED: vim-data vim-base vim gvim After the operation, 22.4 M will be freed. Continue? [YES/no]: n ----<<<---- This is normal install/remove/update... i don't know whether dist-upgrade would be better-off with force-resolution disabled by default (?). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.