F9beta update takes forever

[John Summerfield]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>>> John Summerfield wrote:
>>>> I had a kernel bug, and was anxious to test the latest. Yum, despite 
>>>> my configuration, insisted on deleting the only working kernel. 
>>>> Someone said that there was a yum bug and that a fix was 
>>>> forthcoming, so I simply ran yumdownloader regularly and then rpm to 
>>>> install the kernel.
>>>
>>> Do you have a reference to the yum bug you are mentioning? Was a bug 
>>> report filed?
>>
>> I don't, and I have no idea. Since it was alleged to be under control, 
>> I  simply worked around it as outlined above.
> 
> Well, I wouldn't count on random claims on issues under control unless I 
> see a associated bug report. That's a good way to lose track of problems.

Maybe, but my concerns (getting to play with virtualisation) are 
different from yours. For my needs, a "random claim" describing observed 
behaviour is a sufficient justification for doing something different. 
I'd had to resort to a recovery disk to get a working system, the 
imperative was to avoid a recurrence of that condition.


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John

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