Is it possible to speed up yum.

[Adam Pribyl]

> Fedora:
>        # time yum update
>        Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, protectbase, refresh-packagekit
>        Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>         * livna-development: mirror.atrpms.net
>         * livna: mirror.atrpms.net
>         * google: dl.google.com
>         * fedora: fedora.c3sl.ufpr.br
>         * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com
>         * localrepo:
>         * updates: ftp.usf.edu
>        0 packages excluded due to repository protections
>        Setting up Update Process
>        No Packages marked for Update
>
>        real    0m5.376s
>        user    0m3.611s
>        sys     0m0.278s
>
> Gutsy:
>
>        $ time sudo apt-get upgrade
>        Reading package lists... Done
>        Building dependency tree
>        Reading state information... Done
>        0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
>
>        real    0m0.430s
>        user    0m0.420s
>        sys     0m0.008s
>
> poc

This topic is neverending story.
Yes yum is feeling slower compare to apt but just try to compare its 
capabilities. Also try to run "yum -d 10" to see yum timing.

Adam Pribyl