desktop update failure (F9beta)

[Joe Smith]

Joe Smith wrote:
> Andrew Farris wrote:
>> I saw this issue with PackageKit prior to version 0.1.10, which you 
>> probably did not have yet if you were updating from a fresh beta 
>> install.  If you have PK newer than 0.1.10 now then try updating with 
>> it next time and see if it can complete the transaction.
> 
> Ok, thanks.
> 
> That batch of updates I did with yum included PackageKit-0.1.11-1 and 
> the corresponding gnome-packagekit, so I'll see what happens with the 
> next update.
> ...

Updates today with 0.1.11; no improvement.

 From the panel icon, I chose "Update system". It downloaded the 
packages, started the transaction check, and failed again. This time I 
got a visible notification window, but as soon as I clicked on it, it 
closed and I got an "Update finished" window.

Better, but still not so smooth handling a failure.

Re-running the update from the menu led me back to the error 
notification. It turns out to be a disk space issue: 70 more Mb needed on /.

A root fs needing >300Mb of disk space still makes no sense to me.

I think I'm going to drop x86_64 and re-install as i386. The duplication 
of libraries and other nuisances aren't worth the (as I understand) 
minimal gains for a desktop.

<Joe