Hi all...

strange question maybe but better safe than sorry...

after updating I get the message e.g.

The following packages:
kernel-desktop-5.10.20-2.mga8-1-1.mga8.x86_64
...<SNIP>
lib64magick-7Q16HDRI_8-7.0.10.57-1.mga8.tainted.x86_64
are now orphaned, if you wish to remove them, you can use "urpme --auto- orphans"

Is it safe to just remove them without some checking of any sort?

I am no expert but I remember in the past that removing pakages could
create - if I remember well- 'dependancy problems'...
TIA
santo

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On Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:36:43 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in> wrote:

Hi all...

strange question maybe but better safe than sorry...

after updating I get the message e.g.

The following packages:
kernel-desktop-5.10.20-2.mga8-1-1.mga8.x86_64
...<SNIP>
lib64magick-7Q16HDRI_8-7.0.10.57-1.mga8.tainted.x86_64
are now orphaned, if you wish to remove them, you can use "urpme --auto- orphans"

Is it safe to just remove them without some checking of any sort?

I am no expert but I remember in the past that removing pakages could
create - if I remember well- 'dependancy problems'...

See https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Removing_packages#Warning first. Then, once it's clear run "urpme --auto-orphans --test", which will not actually remove any packages, whether the prompt is answered Y or N.

Review the list of packages. If you see any -task packages or packages you know you don't want deleted you know you'll have to be selective about which packages
you want removed, and manually remove each of the ones you don't want using urpme,
or rpmdrake.

If you don't see any task- or packages you want to keep, go ahead and run "uprme --auto-orphans" and reply Y.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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On Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:23:52 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:

On Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:36:43 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in>
wrote:

strange question maybe but better safe than sorry...

If you don't see any task- or packages you want to keep, go ahead and
run "uprme --auto-orphans" and reply Y.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

Thank you...

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On Wed, 06 Oct 2021 03:36:43 +0000, santo wrote:

Hi all...

strange question maybe but better safe than sorry...

after updating I get the message e.g.

The following packages:
kernel-desktop-5.10.20-2.mga8-1-1.mga8.x86_64
...<SNIP>
lib64magick-7Q16HDRI_8-7.0.10.57-1.mga8.tainted.x86_64
are now orphaned, if you wish to remove them, you can use "urpme --auto- orphans"

Is it safe to just remove them without some checking of any sort?

I am no expert but I remember in the past that removing pakages could
create - if I remember well- 'dependancy problems'...
TIA santo

I keep one or two of the most recently installed kernels, just in case something goes wrong with a new kernel.

I also copy-paste the list of packages suggested for urpme --auto-orphans
into a file and remove only those I am confident I will not need. I do
have lots of disk space so space for unneeded software and backups of it
are of no concern.

Dave Hodgins' recommendation is another slightly different approach.

Cheers!

jim b.

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expects users to be computer friendly.

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