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On 10/06/2016 01:22 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> It should
> be possible to "LOCK" a package (base or not), to prevent it from
> being removed/updated/installed or changed by setup, no?=20

Technically possible if someone were to write patches for it to do so.
Are you volunteering?

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
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