On 4/20/07, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kam Leo wrote: > After a quick exchange with the Red Hat QA/developer, > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237203 , I > realized the default installation of the installonlyn plugin is the > problem. RHEL installations need the plugin. Fedora Core users do > not. Why? Because the lifespan of a FC distro is short (approximately > 18 months). The number of kernel updates within that time is not > large. The majority of FC'ers will have upgraded to the next FC > release before their disk runs out of space from kernel installs. Just > disable or remove installonlyn. You are better off without it. This is not strictly true. As the numbers of installed kernels grows on your system, it takes yum longer (and longer) to complete dependency transactions, especially those involving the kernel. I once had 7 kernels installed at the same time, and it took forever (it seemed) to install anything, or even to remove anything. As I started to remove old kernels, things started to improve. So, manage your kernels wisely. -- Kevin J. Cummings
Strange? I have been using yum as a speedy alternative to up2date for a long time. I have not noticed any lag in yum's performance as the number of installed kernels increased. Should I have noticed this lag on my old P3-133 which still has FC3 installed or is the lag just buried in the noise with the repository delays? If there is a lag it is not noticeable on my K6-2 450 MHz system with FC6.
