On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:45:11 -0700, Paul wrote: > The output of "yum -v repolist" follows (I am "su -l root" to run yum). > Before I do the "yum clean metadata", I wanted to give a chance to > comment on the repolist output. Looks fine. > I also wanted to check about what > exactly "clean metadata" was going to do (any command with a clean > option gives me pause (smile)). The "man yum" page makes it look safe > and sensible, but I wanted to be sure that packages would still run if > metadata in yum was gone. It is safe to run. The command deletes the local repository metadata cache and forces Yum to re-download the repository metadata next time you run it. It is no silver bullet, but may help in odd cases. > [root@chalupa ~]# yum -v repolist > Not loading "blacklist" plugin, as it is disabled > Loading "presto" plugin > Loading "refresh-packagekit" plugin > Not loading "whiteout" plugin, as it is disabled When you run "yum update", watch out for more plugins. From time to time there are users who are hit by non-default plugins which exclude thousands of packages due to misconfiguration or bugs. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
