-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/13/2009 03:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 01:16 +0930, Tim wrote: >> Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji: >>>> What could be the issue? >>>> It is on Fedora 10. >> >> Alan Evans: >>> I presume you can otherwise use the network -- DNS working, etc. So >>> did you try "yum clean all"? I think you can even do it from one of >>> the menus in yumex. >> >> Why do you suggest "yum clean all"? Would you also suggest format and >> re-install? Why do people keep offering STUPID yum clean all advice? >> Do people even know what it does? Does anyone think before issuing >> advice anymore? >> >> It's rarely ever necessary. It wipes out your entire cache of >> downloaded packages, forcing you to get them again if you're part way >> through downloading/updating, wasting your bandwidth, time, and the >> server. >> >> To clean the data about what's available to yum, simply use "yum clean >> metadata". >> >> People, stop issuing stupid advice. Yes, it IS "stupid" advice, it's >> offering things without due thought. That is what being stupid means. >> >> > I think it would be more pleasant to use the word "wrong" instead of > "stupid". Just for better relations between posters. As being one scourged for having offered that advice, let me say this: Hey, I didn't know about "clean metadata". Now that I do, it's what I suggest. I do have to admit that I was sorely tempted to top-post this response. - -- Steve -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqv464ACgkQeERILVgMyvBj7QCfXvT/1rl0bdt76pdtsiVXKrIx XSAAn03sq3rda7xLtLkef2bfICCMGc4D =6XB/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
