Libguestfs - Aug 2018 - Re: [PATCH] Fix error with --uninstall option on SUSE

The `-l` option for some `zypper` subcommands is short for
`--auto-agree-with-licenses` and not available on the `zypper rm` command.

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 customize/customize_run.ml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/customize/customize_run.ml b/customize/customize_run.ml
index f92e9a199..3eacdaca0 100644
--- a/customize/customize_run.ml
+++ b/customize/customize_run.ml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ exec >>%s 2>&1
     | "urpmi" ->  sprintf "urpme %s" quoted_args
     | "xbps" ->   sprintf "xbps-remove -Sy %s"
quoted_args
     | "yum" ->    sprintf "yum -y remove %s" quoted_args
-    | "zypper" -> sprintf "zypper -n rm -l %s"
quoted_args
+    | "zypper" -> sprintf "zypper -n rm %s" quoted_args

     | "unknown" ->
       error_unknown_package_manager (s_"--uninstall")
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Hi Sebastian,

On Thursday, 23 August 2018 16:45:27 CEST Sebastian Meyer
wrote:
> The `-l` option for some `zypper` subcommands is short for
> `--auto-agree-with-licenses` and not available on the `zypper rm` command.
> 
No problem with the patch, just one question: can it happen that zypper
may decide to install packages when removing others, e.g. to keep some
other dependency/relationship satisfied?

For example:
1) package PkgA depends on PkgB | PkgC
2) when installing PkgA, PkgB is installed
3) you try to remove PkgB, and zypper decides to install PkgC to keep
   PkgA installed

Of course the example above is overly simplified -- though,
can the above happen?

Thanks,
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Pino Toscano

Hi Pino,

On 23.08.2018 17:21, Pino Toscano wrote:
> No problem with the patch, just one question: can it happen that zypper
> may decide to install packages when removing others, e.g. to keep some
> other dependency/relationship satisfied?
> 
> [...] 
> Of course the example above is overly simplified -- though,
> can the above happen?
> 
I don't think so. If I remove bash for example, it just removes it along
with everything that depends on bash.

There are some cases where it provides multiple solutions, but in those
it just chooses 'cancel' when -n/--non-interactive is set.

Regards,

-- 
Sebastian Meyer

Hi Pino,

On 23.08.2018 17:21, Pino Toscano wrote:
> No problem with the patch, just one question: can it happen that zypper
> may decide to install packages when removing others, e.g. to keep some
> other dependency/relationship satisfied?
> 
> [...] 
> Of course the example above is overly simplified -- though,
> can the above happen?
> 
I don't think so. If I remove bash for example, it just removes it along
with everything that depends on bash.

There are some cases where it provides multiple solutions, but in those
it just chooses 'cancel' and returns 4 when -n/--non-interactive is set.

Regards,

-- 
Sebastian Meyer