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Re: [LUG] Redhat Python question



On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 16:05, Simon Waters wrote:
Alex Charrett wrote:

On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 12:23, Simon Waters wrote:
Do later versions (after 7.1) of Redhat lose the Python 1
dependency?

      Simon with complex PATH settings.

This RH 8 box seems to only have python 2 (python-2.2.1-17) on it.

RH 7.2 has python-1.5.2-35

RH 7.3 has python-1.5.2-38

I've no idea however if they're depended on, I'd imagine they are
though.

# cat /etc/issue
 
Red Hat Linux release 7.0 (Guinness)
Kernel 2.2.19 on an i686
                      
[root@xxxxxx /root]# rpm --erase python-1.5.2-27
error: removing these packages would break dependencies:
        python is needed by modemtool-1.21-6
        python is needed by pygtk-0.6.2-2
        python = 1.5.2 is needed by tkinter-1.5.2-7
        python is needed by netcfg-2.36-1
        python is needed by kernelcfg-0.6-9
        python >= 1.5.1 is needed by rpm-devel-3.0.3-2
        python is needed by pythonlib-1.27-1
        python >= 1.5.2 is needed by rpm-python-4.0.2-7x
        python >= 1.5.2-27 is needed by
python-xmlrpc-1.5.1-7.x.3
        python >= 1.5.2 is needed by rhn_register-2.7.2-7.x.8
        python >= 1.5.2 is needed by up2date-2.0.5-3
        python is needed by flawfinder-1.21-1
        /usr/bin/python is needed by netcfg-2.36-1
        /usr/bin/python is needed by kernelcfg-0.6-9
        /usr/bin/python is needed by xinetd-2.1.8.9pre9-6
        /usr/bin/python   is needed by rhn_register-2.7.2-7.x.8
        /usr/bin/python is needed by up2date-2.0.5-3     

I guess most of them might work okay with version 2, but the
installer and Redhat sounded less that keen.

Here is the above equivalent for 8.0 and 7.2 (although the 7.2 is a
smallish install) then....

[root@xxxx root]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche)
[root@xxxx root]# rpm -e python
error: Failed dependencies:
       python2 >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) orbit-python-1.99.0-4
       python2 >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) pygtk2-1.99.12-7
       python2 is needed by (installed) pyxf86config-0.3.1-2
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-language-1.0.1-6
       python2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-rootpassword-1.0.1-1
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-users-1.1.1-2
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-logviewer-0.8.3-2
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-date-1.5.2-10
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-keyboard-1.0.1-1
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-mouse-1.0.1-2
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-soundcard-1.0.1-2
       python2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-securitylevel-1.0.1-1
       python2 is needed by (installed) redhat-config-xfree86-0.6.7-1
       Distutils is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10
       python is needed by (installed) libxml2-python-2.4.23-1
       python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) rpm404-python-4.0.4-8x.27
       python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-packages-1.0.1-1
       python is needed by (installed) python-optik-1.3-2
       python is needed by (installed) rhnlib-1.0-1
       python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) rpm-python-4.1-1.06
       python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed) up2date-3.0.7-1
       python is needed by (installed) PyXML-0.7.1-6
       python is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10
       python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1
       python is needed by (installed) redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1
       python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-switch-printer-0.5.12-1
       python >= 2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-switch-printer-gnome-0.5.12-1
       python >= 1.5.2-27 is needed by (installed) rhn-applet-2.0.0-28
       python is needed by (installed) firstboot-1.0.1-10
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) libxml2-python-2.4.23-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) up2date-3.0.7-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) gettext-0.11.4-3
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.24-4
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) PyXML-0.7.1-6
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) 4Suite-0.11.1-10
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-printer-0.4.24-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-printer-gui-0.4.24-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) up2date-gnome-3.0.7-1
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) rhn-applet-2.0.0-28
       /usr/bin/python is needed by (installed) kdelibs-3.0.3-8.3
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) comps-extras-8.0-3
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
authconfig-gtk-4.2.12-3
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-language-1.0.1-6
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-rootpassword-1.0.1-1
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-users-1.1.1-2
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-logviewer-0.8.3-2
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) rhpl-0.51-1
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-date-1.5.2-10
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-keyboard-1.0.1-1
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-mouse-1.0.1-2
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-soundcard-1.0.1-2
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-network-1.1.20-1
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed)
redhat-config-securitylevel-1.0.1-1
       /usr/bin/python2.2 is needed by (installed) firstboot-1.0.1-10

[root@xxxxx root]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
[root@xxxxx root]# rpm -e python
error: removing these packages would break dependencies:
       python = 1.5.2 is needed by python-devel-1.5.2-35
       python >= 1.5.2-27 is needed by python-xmlrpc-1.5.1-7.x.3
       python >= 1.5 is needed by rpm-python-4.0.4-7x
       python >= 1.5 is needed by rhn_register-2.8.27-1.7.2
       /usr/bin/python   is needed by gettext-0.10.38-7
       /usr/bin/python   is needed by rhn_register-2.8.27-1.7.2



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