From: Mike Petersen (mgpeter_at_pcc-services.com)
Date: Wed Aug 01 2007 - 18:24:07 CEST
From: Mike Petersen <mgpeter@pcc-services.com> Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:24:07 -0500 Message-Id: <1185985447.11421.27.camel@sled-admin.iecompany.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] Any way to block an update patch
On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 16:35 -0500, Mike Petersen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to block an update patch called "sledp1-compiz-kde" for
> SLED10SP1 and cannot seem to accomplish the task.
>
> I do not want the patch installed because it will install the kdebase3
> package, which in turn adds about 25 applications to the GNOME
> Applications list. We use GNOME and do not want the extra apps
> cluttering up our Computer Menu.
>
> Anyway, I tried to mark compiz-kde as taboo, but whenever I re-check for
> updates compiz-kde always wants to be installed.
>
> Does anyone know how to block this update using either zmd or Yast
> Online Update (preferably yast2) ?
>
I decided to simply create a "dummy" rpm package to avoid installing the
update and it seems to do the trick.
If anyone else does not want kdebase3 to get installed while updating a
GNOME system you can install the dummy package from:
http://files.pcc-services.com/files/BetaRPMs/compiz-kde-0.9.99-DUMMMY.i586.rpm
Cheers,
Mike Petersen
mgpeter@pcc-services.com
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