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Bug 711480

Summary: Whole GDM/gnome needs to be removed in order to remove avahi daemon
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: jdros <jdros_el>
Component: avahiAssignee: Michal Sekletar <msekleta>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
Severity: low Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 6.1   
Target Milestone: rc   
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Description jdros 2011-06-07 15:24:08 UTC 
Description of problem:
If the 'Desktop' (gnome) group is installed and you try to yum/rpm remove avahi, the system proposes whole gnome removal.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL5.x through RHEL6.x

How reproducible:
Install RHEL6.0 with 'Desktop' group selected and try to remove avahi. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL6.0 with 'Desktop' package group selected.
2. After the installation, try to remove avahi:
srv_test:~ # yum remove avahi
  
Actual results:
srv_test:~ # yum remove avahi
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
Setting up Remove Process
Resolving Dependencies
...
Dependencies Resolved
=================================================================================================
 Package        Arch   Version       Repository                                             Size
=================================================================================================
Removing:
 avahi          i686   0.6.25-8.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 790 k
Removing for dependencies:
 avahi-glib     i686   0.6.25-8.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 9.8 k
 avahi-ui       i686   0.6.25-8.el6  @anaconda-
...
 gdm            i686   1:2.30.4-21.el6
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 4.6 M
 gdm-plugin-fingerprint
                i686   1:2.30.4-21.el6
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  73 k
 gdm-user-switch-applet
                i686   1:2.30.4-21.el6
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 117 k
 gnome-applets  i686   1:2.28.0-7.el6
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  15 M
 gnome-bluetooth
                i686   2.28.6-8.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.5 M
 gnome-desktop  i686   2.28.2-8.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 3.0 M
 gnome-disk-utility
                i686   2.30.1-2.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 437 k
 gnome-disk-utility-ui-libs
                i686   2.30.1-2.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 308 k
 gnome-panel    i686   2.30.2-5.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  10 M
 gnome-panel-libs
                i686   2.30.2-5.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  53 k
 gnome-power-manager
                i686   2.28.3-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 7.4 M
 gnome-python2-applet
                i686   2.28.0-4.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  17 k
 gnome-python2-bonobo
                i686   2.28.0-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 324 k
 gnome-python2-gnome
                i686   2.28.0-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 309 k
 gnome-python2-gnomevfs
                i686   2.28.0-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 306 k
 gnome-python2-libegg
                i686   2.25.3-20.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 121 k
 gnome-screensaver
                i686   2.28.3-8.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 5.8 M
 gnome-session  i686   2.28.0-15.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.7 M
 gnome-session-xsession
                i686   2.28.0-15.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 5.9 k
 gnome-settings-daemon
                i686   2.28.2-11.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 2.5 M
 gnome-terminal i686   2.31.3-4.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 7.4 M
 gnome-user-share
                i686   2.28.2-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.1 M
 gnome-utils    i686   1:2.28.1-10.el6
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  11 M
 gnome-vfs2     i686   2.24.2-6.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 3.3 M
 gnome-vfs2-smb i686   2.24.2-6.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  29 k
...
 nautilus       i686   2.28.4-15.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  17 M
 nautilus-extensions
                i686   2.28.4-15.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0  34 k
 nautilus-open-terminal
                i686   0.17-3.el6    @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 197 k
 nautilus-sendto
                i686   2.28.2-3.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 592 k
...
 system-config-date
                noarch 1.9.60-1.el6  @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 3.6 M
 system-config-date-docs
                noarch 1.0.9-1.el6   @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.5 M
 system-config-kdump
                noarch 2.0.2.2-2.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.1 M
 system-config-keyboard
                i686   1.3.1-3.el6   @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 492 k
 system-config-services
                noarch 0.99.45-1.el6.3
                                     @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 685 k
 system-config-services-docs
                noarch 1.1.8-1.el6   @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 963 k
 system-config-users
                noarch 1.2.104-1.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.7 M
 system-config-users-docs
                noarch 1.0.8-1.el6   @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221732.i386/6.0 1.5 M
...

Transaction Summary
=================================================================================================
Remove       94 Package(s)
Reinstall     0 Package(s)
Downgrade     0 Package(s)

Is this ok [y/N]:


Expected results:
Just remove avahi as in debian/ubuntu distributions.


Additional info:
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-07-06 01:36:24 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.
Comment 3 Michal Sekletar 2015-10-14 08:34:23 UTC 
I installed full gnome desktop environment (RHEL-6.7) and avahi on top of that. I can remove *just* avahi without problems. Seems like the issue is now gone.