On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 20:36 -0800, Joshua Andrews wrote: > Ric Moore wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 08:30 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > >> Robert P. J. Day wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, Jim Cornette wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Karl Larsen wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Well at this point I know a great deal more than YOU do about yum. I am > >>>>> sorry you had no working ideas but thanks for a try at least. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Karl > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> What is the output from package-cleanup --problems and from package-cleanup > >>>> --dupes ? > >>>> > >>>> This has got to be the longest solved thread on any mailing list. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> There's no way out of here. When you come in you're in for good. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> "Welcome to the Hotel Karlifornia ..." > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> The *best* thing out of this entire thread is that I'm now watching "The > >> Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the 8th Dimension". > >> > >> Thanks again Ric > >> > >> I also learned another lesson.... > >> > > > > OK, I'll bite! What did you learn? And did you enjoy Buckaroo? I would > > suggest "Plug Head" #1 and #2 for your next install of the best of > > Geekly Sci-Fi. (search eBay for "circuitry man") > > > > Afterwards you can then shoot yourself, as you would have seen it all. > > OR, remain here on Earth and pass my favor forward. <huge chuckles> > > Enjoy! :) Ric > > > > > You know this subject is going to be killfiltered or just ignored by > most people, which is really too bad for anyone who wants to learn > something about "Updates'! > > Wow, if folks would stick to the subject more or less and if the list > was searchable what a great helpful resource this list could be... > > More to the subject; I keep getting the same slow-as-molasses mirror > every time I run yum. Is there a way to be more geo-spacific about the > choice of mirror servers? ---- you have high expectations for a thread that Karl starts. I admire your optimism. You might have started your own thread for your own issues but there are some who are going for the all-time record for thread length that appreciate your efforts. CentOS does handle geo-oriented mirros better than Fedora but I think Fedora has been trying to get there. Perhaps Rahul has some opinions on this topic. Perhaps there's a black hole that has your system pulling from the same wrong mirror is not accidental...it's a Groundhog Day thing. Craig
