On Tue, 2008-03-25 at 06:03 -0400, ramachandranc1@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> > To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 7:37 am > Subject: Re: Package updater > > 2008/3/25 <ramachandranc1@xxxxxxx>: > > > > > > When you apply updates,it takes lot of time (may be due my slow internet) > > > to resolve the dependencies. > > > At the end of the day, you get a message that a prticular software is not > > > available. > > > 1. (Excuse me for my ignorance) Is it not possible to know which one is not > > > available even before you start the operation? > > > > How? Updates to the dependancy database have to be downloaded and the > > whole thing has to be analyzed. > > > > > 2. Is it not possible to update the packages which has all the components, > > > and leave out the ones which has deficiency of soft ware? > > > > If you use yum, there's a plugin called "skip-broken" which might be > > what you want. After installing it, use "yum --skip-broken update". > > poc > > "skip-broken" is not available. As I said, it's a plugin. That means you have to download it and install it separately. yum install yum-skip-broken poc
