> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Burroughs > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:43 PM > Subject: Re: Fedora Update RPMs > >>Neither of them work well over sneakernet. > > > > Amen, brother. > > That's not the reason you gave before, Tom, you said you had > problems with yum. Bernd asked you what they were and you > didn't reply. If you were to ask about the problems here I'm > sure someone could help you. I've seen new soulutions and I will use it again. I don't have my Linux box online at the moment. > As for sneakernet, if you're talking about burning CDs then > just burn one with the RPMS you need. Again, they all have > version numbers, if you > see two RPMS for the same program then use the newer version. In the wee hours, tired old eyes can easily make mistakes. > I can't see why that would be a big enough deal to justify > modifying the directory structure. I guess it's not that big a deal to others, but it sure bothers me. I know bandwidth is of no concern to anyone, but consider how much is wasted reading (manually or automatically) directories that contain an ever-growing list of files that are of no interest to anyone or any program (rare exceptions noted). Don't forget how many GNU, Linux, and Perl mirrors and archives are out there. And consider disk space saved if the older versions were kept on fewer mirrors--you might have more mirrors for the current stuff. I just can't understand the reluctance to clean house. I'm no neat freak, but the situation is analagous to not cleaning one's closet of unworn clothes. And don't most people tidy their own digital work space and move old stuff out of sight? I sure do. I'll shut up now and try to live with it (argh). Tom Browder > > >>Incidentally, my yum cache directory currently holds over 1 GB of > >>updates! > > > > Yup. > > You don't have to leave a gig of updates stitting around to > use yum, that's not required. Look at the man page: > > http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/yum8.html > > yum clean packages > > or > > yum clean all > > And you can use up2date without saving the packages after > they are installed. > > Tom, I have a feeling your problems with yum are probably due > to you never really learning to use it correctly. You would > do yourself a favor to invest the time to do that, it's a great tool. > > Also, up2date is very simple to use, and it's been around for > a long time. > > > Rich > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
