Dell Plugin

[Jake]

How the heck do I remove dellsysidplugin2 from yum? I have a custom build PC, and no hardware from dell what so ever. So I do not need this plug-in, And so far my attempts to remove it have not worked...

However I *think* I know what provides it.

However. I cannot remove that package due to to many things depend on it. See here:

Dependencies Resolved

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Removing:
smbios-utils-python x86_64 2.2.8-1.fc11 installed 197 k
Removing for dependencies:
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Transaction Summary
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Is this ok [y/N]:


You can see why I think it comes from that package here:

[root@fedora Music]# yum provides *dellsysidplugin2*
Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, refresh-packagekit
smbios-utils-python-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 : Python executables that use libsmbios
Repo : rawhide
Matched from:
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
Filename : /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc



smbios-utils-python-2.2.8-1.fc11.x86_64 : Python executables that use libsmbios
Repo : installed
Matched from:
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyo
Filename : /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.py
Filename : /usr/lib/yum-plugins/dellsysidplugin2.pyc



[root@fedora Music]#


I also wondered if I could remove it, like a yum plugin..

[root@fedora Music]# yum remove *dell*
Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Remove Process
No Match for argument: *dell*
Package(s) *dell* available, but not installed.
No Packages marked for removal
[root@fedora Music]#


Guess not..

OK, so anyone here know how to remove this without having to downgrade the package, or remove half of gnome?

[adrianx]

Apparently, it is part of the smbios-utils-python package.

https://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=66824&forum=12

[Jake]

Hi.

Yes I had already found that by using yum provides. (See Post #1)

I was wondering if there was a way to strip it out without downgrading or un-installing the whole package.

[RahulSundaram]

Hi,

rpm -qf <foo> would generally tell you the configuration file. In this case, it is

Filename: /etc/yum/pluginconf.d/dellsysidplugin2.conf

[Jake]

Thanks Rahul That did the trick :)

[Demz]

lets hope its not another PITA plugin

[Jake]

I think it's default. Well I know I didn't install it manually.

Though it is an easy one to turn off, though was easier than I thought it would be so easy all you have to do is change "enabled=1" to "enabled=0". (That's why I couldn't do it because I thought it would be harder than it was.)

[Demz]

wonder if that plugin is used in conjunction with the new smolt? , must serve some purpuse like that

[RahulSundaram]

Hi,

No connection to Smolt

[Demz]

ok thanks Rahul,

[glennzo]

I've disabled this plugin on a desktop F11 Alpha system. The file is /etc/yum/dellsysidplugin2.conf. Just like the .repo files, set enabled=0.

Before:
[glenn@alpha ~]$ sudo yum check-update
Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
rawhide/metalink | 7.4 kB 00:00
* rawhide: fedora.secsup.org

After:
[glenn@alpha pluginconf.d]$ sudo yum check-update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit
Determining fastest mirrors
rawhide/metalink | 7.4 kB 00:00
* rawhide: fedora.mirrors.tds.net
rawhide | 3.4 kB 00:00

[Jake]

Hi Glen. It's already turned off :) - Read the posts above :)

Thanks anyway :)

[glennzo]

Hi Glen. It's already turned off :) - Read the posts above :)

Thanks anyway :)Hmmmm... Must still be half asleep. I actually read all the posts in this thread. Obviously I skipped the important stuff :rolleyes: