How can I remove a package that is a prerequisite?

Computer Tips - How can I remove a package that is a prerequisite?

Date: 2014jun18 OS: Linux Distro: RedHat/Fedora/CentOS Q. How can I remove a package that is a prerequisite? A. Use --nodeps, for example if your machine has no wireless hardware but system-config-network insists on installing wireless-tools:

rpm -e --nodeps wireless-tools

The --force option is NOT for this.