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> I honestly don't know of a good solution - which should the sysadmin<br>> prefer: security or zero dependency problems? I'd vote for the<br>> former, but I certainly sympathize with the latter. Is there any<br>> middle ground short of adding the option in smart?<br><br>There is a good solution. However, its provided by a different application. Namely the venerable apt-get. Apt-get provides the facility through prioritization packages based on several criteria. One of the criteria that can be specified is the repository that packages come from. Included in the prioritization scheme is the ability to allow downgrade or to block downgrades.<br><br>In the Fedora world with so many different repositories providing different versions of the same package, this kind of behavior is essential. One to maintain personal sanity regarding keeping things organized, and two maintaining dependancy integrity. This is the main reason that I don't use yum and have been holding back using smart.<br><br>Eli<br><br>
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