diff --git a/examples/client/install.c b/examples/client/install.c
index b8ac55e..85f6cc5 100644
--- a/examples/client/install.c
+++ b/examples/client/install.c
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  int       ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
-  lm_pkg_t *pkg = NULL;
-  lm_ctx_t  ctx;
+  lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list = NULL;
+  lm_pkg_t              *pkg = NULL, *cur = NULL;
+  lm_ctx_t               ctx;
+  int                    ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
 
   if (argc != 4) {
     printf("usage: %s <package name> <pool name> <pool url>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -50,23 +51,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     goto end;
   }
 
-  printf("downloading package: %s (%s)...\n", pkg->name, pkg->version);
+  printf("resolving package: %s (%s)...\n", pkg->name, pkg->version);
 
-  if (!lm_ctx_download(&ctx, pkg, NULL, NULL)) {
-    printf("failed to download package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
+  if ((list = lm_ctx_resolve(&ctx, pkg)) == NULL) {
+    printf("failed to resolve package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
     goto end;
   }
 
-  printf("installing package: %s (%s)...\n", pkg->name, pkg->version);
+  while ((cur = lm_ctx_resolve_next(list)) != NULL) {
+    printf("downloading package: %s (%s)...\n", cur->name, cur->version);
+    if (!lm_ctx_download(&ctx, cur, NULL, NULL)) {
+      printf("failed to download package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
+      goto end;
+    }
+  }
 
-  if (!lm_ctx_install(&ctx, pkg, NULL, NULL)) {
-    printf("failed to install the package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
-    goto end;
+  while ((cur = lm_ctx_resolve_next(list)) != NULL) {
+    printf("installing package: %s (%s)...\n", cur->name, cur->version);
+    if (!lm_ctx_install(&ctx, cur, NULL, NULL)) {
+      printf("failed to install the package: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
+      goto end;
+    }
   }
 
   ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 end:
+  lm_ctx_resolve_free(list);
   lm_ctx_free(&ctx);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/examples/pools/base/LIST b/examples/pools/base/LIST
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index 5a6839b..0000000
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diff --git a/examples/pools/base/grep_3.11.mpf b/examples/pools/base/grep_3.11.mpf
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index 1d6780d..0000000
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deleted file mode 100644
index 978c456..0000000
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diff --git a/examples/pools/base/which_2.21.mpf b/examples/pools/base/which_2.21.mpf
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f85825..0000000
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diff --git a/examples/pools/base/which_2.21.mpf.sig b/examples/pools/base/which_2.21.mpf.sig
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b08b22..0000000
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diff --git a/examples/pools/base/INFO b/examples/pools/test/INFO
similarity index 76%
rename from examples/pools/base/INFO
rename to examples/pools/test/INFO
index 1c41929..c8bb1bc 100644
--- a/examples/pools/base/INFO
+++ b/examples/pools/test/INFO
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[base]
-size = 314121
+[test]
+size = 3936
 maintainer = ngn
 pubkey = F9E70878C2FB389AEC2BA34CA3654DF5AD9F641D
diff --git a/examples/pools/test/LIST b/examples/pools/test/LIST
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b792dee
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/bar_1.mpf b/examples/pools/test/bar_1.mpf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e58efc5
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/bar_1.mpf.sig b/examples/pools/test/bar_1.mpf.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05b581a
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/dummy_1.mpf b/examples/pools/test/dummy_1.mpf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea63f46
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/dummy_1.mpf.sig b/examples/pools/test/dummy_1.mpf.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f910a0e
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/foo_1.mpf b/examples/pools/test/foo_1.mpf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb3059a
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/foo_1.mpf.sig b/examples/pools/test/foo_1.mpf.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b689295
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/test_1.mpf b/examples/pools/test/test_1.mpf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32c670
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diff --git a/examples/pools/test/test_1.mpf.sig b/examples/pools/test/test_1.mpf.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ed0d3
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diff --git a/examples/server/main.c b/examples/server/main.c
index 3c458a5..1fb19f3 100644
--- a/examples/server/main.c
+++ b/examples/server/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     goto end;
   }
 
-  if (lm_ctx_pool_add(&ctx, "base", "mptp://127.0.0.1:5858") == NULL) {
+  if (lm_ctx_pool_add(&ctx, "test", "mptp://127.0.0.1:5858") == NULL) {
     printf("failed to add pool: %s (%d)\n", lm_strerror(), lm_error());
     goto end;
   }
diff --git a/include/ctx.h b/include/ctx.h
index fcca97c..a756ebf 100644
--- a/include/ctx.h
+++ b/include/ctx.h
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ void lm_ctx_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx);
    #################### */
 lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *lm_ctx_resolve(
     lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg); // resolves a package and returns a list of packages to install
-lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_resolve_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list); // returns the next package in the list
-void      lm_ctx_resolve_free(
-         lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list); // frees the resolved list returned by lm_ctx_resolve
+lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_resolve_next(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list); // returns the next package in the list
+void      lm_ctx_resolve_free(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list); // frees the resolved list returned by lm_ctx_resolve
 
-lm_ctx_update_list_t *lm_ctx_update(lm_ctx_t *ctx);                      // returns a list of packages to update
-lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_update_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_update_list_t *list); // returns the next package in the list
-void lm_ctx_update_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_update_list_t *list); // frees the update list returned by lm_ctx_update
+lm_ctx_update_list_t *lm_ctx_update(lm_ctx_t *ctx);                   // returns a list of packages to update
+lm_pkg_t             *lm_ctx_update_next(lm_ctx_update_list_t *list); // returns the next package in the list
+void                  lm_ctx_update_free(lm_ctx_update_list_t *list); // frees the update list returned by lm_ctx_update
 
 bool lm_ctx_download(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_download_callback_t callback,
     void *data); // downloads a single package
diff --git a/include/error.h b/include/error.h
index 8b65354..7916b0f 100644
--- a/include/error.h
+++ b/include/error.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ typedef enum lm_error {
   LM_ERR_InstallBackChdirFail  = 124,
   LM_ERR_InstallStatusFail     = 125,
   LM_ERR_InstallScriptFail     = 126,
+  LM_ERR_PkgBreaks             = 127,
 } lm_error_t;
 
 typedef struct lm_error_desc {
diff --git a/include/package.h b/include/package.h
index c0addcd..fe5dbe8 100644
--- a/include/package.h
+++ b/include/package.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ size_t lm_package_depend_strlen(lm_pkg_t *pkg);
 bool   lm_package_depend_tostr(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *buffer);
 bool   lm_package_depend_fromstr(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *buffer);
 void   lm_package_depend_free(lm_pkg_t *pkg);
+bool   lm_package_depends(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *dep);
 
 size_t lm_package_keep_count(lm_pkg_t *pkg);
 bool   lm_package_keep_add(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *path);
diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 307e949..de8a08c 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ char *join_alloc(const char *base, const char *pth);
 
 bool      pkglist_contains(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg);
 lm_pkg_t *pkglist_del(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg);
-lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg);
+lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add_top(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg);
+lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add_end(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg);
 void      pkglist_free(lm_pkg_t *list);
diff --git a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
index 7869b6e..cf01fb2 100644
--- a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
+++ b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-08 13:05+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-07-10 16:36+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -554,3 +554,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to run the package install script: %s"
 msgstr ""
+
+#: src/error.c:152
+#, c-format
+msgid "removing package breaks %s"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/src/ctx/download.c b/src/ctx/download.c
index d57eefd..3a43c82 100644
--- a/src/ctx/download.c
+++ b/src/ctx/download.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ bool lm_ctx_download(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_download_callback_t ca
   snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s_%s", pkg->name, pkg->version);
   join(path, pool->url.path, name);
 
+  pdebug(__func__, "connecting to %s:%d for download", pool->url.host, pool->url.port);
+
   if((sock = lm_mptp_client_connect(pool->url.host, pool->url.port)) < 0)
     return false;
 
diff --git a/src/ctx/remove.c b/src/ctx/remove.c
index bb80530..8012d41 100644
--- a/src/ctx/remove.c
+++ b/src/ctx/remove.c
@@ -27,9 +27,19 @@ bool lm_ctx_remove(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callba
   if(!lm_ctx_database_init(ctx))
     return false;
 
+  lm_pkg_t cur;
+
+  while (lm_database_package_next(ctx->db, &cur)) {
+    if(lm_package_depends(&cur, pkg->name)){
+      lm_error_set(LM_ERR_PkgBreaks, cur.name);
+      lm_database_package_next_free(ctx->db, &cur);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   char *path = NULL, *hash = NULL, *fpath = NULL;
-  size_t total = 0, current = 0;
   bool in_keep = false, ret = false;
+  size_t total = 0, current = 0;
 
   total = lm_database_files_count(ctx->db, pkg);
 
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ bool lm_ctx_remove(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg, lm_ctx_remove_callback_t callba
   next:
     free(fpath);
     fpath = NULL;
-   
+
     if(NULL != callback && !callback(ctx, pkg, fpath, ++current, total, data))
       goto end;
   }
diff --git a/src/ctx/resolve.c b/src/ctx/resolve.c
index 0ef730d..54357dc 100644
--- a/src/ctx/resolve.c
+++ b/src/ctx/resolve.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bool __lm_ctx_resolve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg)
   if(NULL == pkg->depends)
     goto end;
 
-  list->resolving = pkglist_add(list->resolving, pkg);
+  list->resolving = pkglist_add_top(list->resolving, pkg);
   lm_pkg_t *depend = NULL;
 
   for(int i = 0; pkg->depends[i] != NULL; i++){
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ bool __lm_ctx_resolve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg)
       return false;
     }
 
-    if(!__lm_ctx_resolve(ctx, list, pkg))
+    if(!__lm_ctx_resolve(ctx, list, depend))
       return false;
   }
 
   list->resolving = pkglist_del(list->resolving, pkg);
 end:
-  list->packages = pkglist_add(list->packages, pkg);
+  list->packages = pkglist_add_end(list->packages, pkg);
   list->count++;
   return true;
 }
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *lm_ctx_resolve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
   }
 
   lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list = malloc(sizeof(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t));
-  list->resolving = NULL;
-  list->packages = NULL;
-  list->cur = NULL;
-  list->count = 0;
+  bzero(list, sizeof(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t));
 
   if(!__lm_ctx_resolve(ctx, list, pkg)){
     pkglist_free(list->resolving);
@@ -66,11 +63,12 @@ lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *lm_ctx_resolve(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
 
   pkglist_free(list->resolving);
   list->resolving = NULL;
+
   return list;
 }
 
-lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_resolve_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list){
-  if(NULL == ctx || NULL == list){
+lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_resolve_next(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list){
+  if(NULL == list){
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
     return NULL;
   }
@@ -84,8 +82,8 @@ lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_resolve_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list){
   return list->cur;
 }
 
-void lm_ctx_resolve_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list){
-  if(NULL == ctx || NULL == list){
+void lm_ctx_resolve_free(lm_ctx_resolve_list_t *list){
+  if(NULL == list){
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/ctx/update.c b/src/ctx/update.c
index 3d63199..faa60dc 100644
--- a/src/ctx/update.c
+++ b/src/ctx/update.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ lm_ctx_update_list_t *lm_ctx_update(lm_ctx_t *ctx){
   return list;
 }
 
-lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_update_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_update_list_t *list){
-  if(NULL == ctx || NULL == list){
+lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_update_next(lm_ctx_update_list_t *list){
+  if(NULL == list){
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
     return NULL;
   }
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ lm_pkg_t *lm_ctx_update_next(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_update_list_t *list){
   return list->packages[list->index++];
 }
 
-void lm_ctx_update_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx, lm_ctx_update_list_t *list){
-  if(NULL == ctx || NULL == list){
+void lm_ctx_update_free(lm_ctx_update_list_t *list){
+  if(NULL == list){
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/database/package.c b/src/database/package.c
index 34c5ffe..b011455 100644
--- a/src/database/package.c
+++ b/src/database/package.c
@@ -147,16 +147,16 @@ bool lm_database_package_next(lm_database_t *db, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
     return false;
   }
 
-  if(NULL == db->packages_st && 
+  if(NULL != db->packages_st)
+    lm_package_free(pkg);
+
+  else if(NULL == db->packages_st && 
      sqlite3_prepare(db->packages_db, queries[QUERY_SELECT_PACKAGE_ALL], strlen(queries[QUERY_SELECT_PACKAGE_ALL]), &db->packages_st, NULL) != SQLITE_OK){
     pdebug(__func__, "failed to prepare statement for selecting all: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db->packages_db));
     lm_error_set(LM_ERR_DbSqlPrepareFail);
     return false;
   }
 
-  else if(NULL != db->packages_st)
-    lm_package_free(pkg);
-
   if(sqlite3_step(db->packages_st) != SQLITE_ROW){
     sqlite3_finalize(db->packages_st);
     db->packages_st = NULL;
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ void lm_database_package_next_free(lm_database_t *db, lm_pkg_t *pkg){
     return;
   }
 
-  if(NULL != db->packages_st)
+  if(NULL != db->packages_st){
     sqlite3_finalize(db->packages_st);
+    db->packages_st = NULL;
+  }
   
   if(NULL != pkg)
     lm_package_free(pkg);
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index 4088475..ba76d29 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void lm_error_set(lm_error_t code, ...) {
        .desc = _("failed to change directory to old directory after running install")                                 },
       {.code = LM_ERR_InstallStatusFail,       .desc = _("install script returned a bad status code")                 },
       {.code = LM_ERR_InstallScriptFail,       .desc = _("failed to run the package install script: %s")              },
+      {.code = LM_ERR_PkgBreaks,               .desc = _("removing package breaks %s")                                },
   };
 
   char *fmt = NULL;
diff --git a/src/package/depend.c b/src/package/depend.c
index 763c8c4..d7ef925 100644
--- a/src/package/depend.c
+++ b/src/package/depend.c
@@ -124,3 +124,18 @@ bool lm_package_depend_fromstr(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *buffer){
 
   return true;
 }
+
+bool lm_package_depends(lm_pkg_t *pkg, char *dep){
+  if(NULL == pkg || NULL == dep){
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if(NULL == pkg->depends)
+    return false;
+
+  for(int i = 0; pkg->depends[i] != NULL; i++)
+    if(eq(pkg->depends[i], dep))
+      return true;
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 252ca7e..9ae3fda 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -337,55 +337,66 @@ bool pkglist_contains(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg) {
 }
 
 lm_pkg_t *pkglist_del(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg) {
+  if (NULL == pkg) {
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
+    return list;
+  }
+
   if (NULL == list)
     return list;
 
-  lm_pkg_t *cur    = list;
-  lm_pkg_t *target = NULL;
-  int       indx   = 0;
+  if (eq(list->name, pkg->name)) {
+    list = NULL;
+    return list;
+  }
 
-  while (cur) {
-    if (eq(cur->name, pkg->name)) {
-      target = cur;
+  lm_pkg_t *cur   = list;
+  lm_pkg_t *found = NULL;
+
+  while (NULL != cur->next) {
+    if (eq(cur->next->name, pkg->name)) {
+      found     = cur->next;
+      cur->next = cur->next->next;
       break;
     }
     cur = cur->next;
-    indx++;
   }
 
-  if (NULL == target)
-    return list;
-
-  cur = list;
-  for (int i = 0; i < indx; i++) {
-    if (cur->next != NULL)
-      cur = cur->next;
-  }
-
-  if (NULL == cur->next)
-    list = NULL;
-  else
-    cur->next = cur->next->next;
-
-  free(target);
+  free(found);
   return list;
 }
 
-lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg) {
+lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add_top(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg) {
   lm_pkg_t *new = malloc(sizeof(lm_pkg_t));
   memcpy(new, pkg, sizeof(lm_pkg_t));
-  new->next = NULL;
-
   new->next = list;
   list      = new;
   return list;
 }
 
+lm_pkg_t *pkglist_add_end(lm_pkg_t *list, lm_pkg_t *pkg) {
+  lm_pkg_t *new = malloc(sizeof(lm_pkg_t)), *cur = list;
+  memcpy(new, pkg, sizeof(lm_pkg_t));
+
+  new->next = NULL;
+
+  if (NULL == cur) {
+    list = new;
+    return list;
+  }
+
+  while (cur->next != NULL)
+    cur = cur->next;
+  cur->next = new;
+
+  return list;
+}
+
 void pkglist_free(lm_pkg_t *list) {
-  lm_pkg_t *cur = list;
-  while (cur) {
-    lm_pkg_t *old = cur;
-    cur           = cur->next;
+  lm_pkg_t *cur = list, *old = NULL;
+  while (cur != NULL) {
+    old = cur;
+    cur = cur->next;
     free(old);
   }
 }