Why does fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64 fetch EPEL package as dependency if EPEL repository is enabled?
Issue
- Why does
fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64fetchEPELpackage as dependency ifEPELrepository is enabled? fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64installation though doesn't fail ifEPELisn't enabled.- See the following.
[root@rhel7u4-4 ~]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
repo id repo name status
epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 11,968
rhel-7-server-rpms/7Server/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs) 17,241
rhel-7-server-rt-beta-rpms/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time Beta (RHEL 7 Server 15
rhel-7-server-rt-rpms/7Server/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (RHEL 7 Server) (RP 233
repolist: 29,457
[root@rhel7u4-4 ~]# yum install fontconfig --disablerepo=epel
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fontconfig.x86_64 0:2.10.95-11.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: font(:lang=en) for package: fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: fontpackages-filesystem for package: fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fontpackages-filesystem.noarch 0:1.44-8.el7 will be installed
---> Package stix-fonts.noarch 0:1.1.0-5.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
======================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
======================================================================================================
Installing:
fontconfig x86_64 2.10.95-11.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 229 k
Installing for dependencies:
fontpackages-filesystem noarch 1.44-8.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 9.9 k
stix-fonts noarch 1.1.0-5.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 1.3 M
Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+2 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 1.5 M
Installed size: 2.4 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: N
Exiting on user command
Your transaction was saved, rerun it with:
yum load-transaction /tmp/yum_save_tx.2017-09-27.02-17.E3Pk8O.yumtx
[root@rhel7u4-4 ~]# yum install fontconfig
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fontconfig.x86_64 0:2.10.95-11.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: font(:lang=en) for package: fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: fontpackages-filesystem for package: fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package fontpackages-filesystem.noarch 0:1.44-8.el7 will be installed
---> Package zvbi-fonts.noarch 0:0.2.35-1.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
======================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
======================================================================================================
Installing:
fontconfig x86_64 2.10.95-11.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 229 k
Installing for dependencies:
fontpackages-filesystem noarch 1.44-8.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 9.9 k
zvbi-fonts noarch 0.2.35-1.el7 epel 116 k
Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+2 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 355 k
Installed size: 694 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: N
Exiting on user command
Your transaction was saved, rerun it with:
yum load-transaction /tmp/yum_save_tx.2017-09-27.02-17.zYPX5g.yumtx
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
fontconfig-2.10.95-11.el7.x86_64
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