$ yum remove --remove-leaves couchdb
...
Setting up Remove Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package couchdb.i586 0:0.10.0-1.fc11 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
removing erlang-R12B-5.7.fc11.i586. It is not required by anything else.
removing libicu-devel-4.0.1-5.fc11.i586. It is not required by anything else.
removing js-1.70-8.fc11.i586. It is not required by anything else.
removing unixODBC-2.2.14-2.fc11.i586. It is not required by anything else.
--> Running transaction check
---> Package erlang.i586 0:R12B-5.7.fc11 set to be erased
---> Package js.i586 0:1.70-8.fc11 set to be erased
---> Package libicu-devel.i586 0:4.0.1-5.fc11 set to be erased
---> Package unixODBC.i586 0:2.2.14-2.fc11 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===========================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===========================================================================
Removing:
couchdb i586 0.10.0-1.fc11 installed 1.4 M
erlang i586 R12B-5.7.fc11 installed 89 M
js i586 1.70-8.fc11 installed 884 k
libicu-devel i586 4.0.1-5.fc11 installed 3.0 M
unixODBC i586 2.2.14-2.fc11 installed 1.1 M
Transaction Summary
===========================================================================
Remove 5 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 0 Package(s)
Is this ok [y/N]:
Note that this list of packages is exactly the same as when you install and no dependencies are preinstalled. Now compare it with the regular yum remove process:
$ yum remove couchdb
...
Setting up Remove Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package couchdb.i586 0:0.10.0-1.fc11 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================
Removing:
couchdb i586 0.10.0-1.fc11 installed 1.4 M
Transaction Summary
============================================================================
Remove 1 Package(s)
Reinstall 0 Package(s)
Downgrade 0 Package(s)
Is this ok [y/N]:
