[Yum] Yum Ideas?

[Nigel Jewell]

Thanks for your replies.

> > I've just started using yum in anger, and there are a number of things
> > that immediately spring to mind. Have any of these been considered?

 > you started using yum in anger?
 > Did it offend you?

;) I'm sure you know that I meant "installed on many machines". In fact, 
we were running a "current" repository supporting RH 7.3 for an age. Due 
to lack of maintenance of "current" and repeated errors, it was time to 
move on.

> > 1) The ability to download updates but not install them. For example,
> > every night I would like to check for updates and download them, but
> > have the ability to install them at a later time.

 > asked for quite a bit.

Does anyone have any interest in implementing it? Or is it a no-go? 
Would you accept patches if it was implemented? (No promises).

> > 2) Displaying the total filesize during the download and not just the
> > downloaded filesize. Small point, but useful.

 > maybe.Not sure if I have that information up-front, though.

Like others have said - depends upon the server I guess.

> > 3) Displaying the download speed during download. Small point but useful.

 > Why Download Speed?
 > There is limited room on a screen. why is download speed important?

Simply because we run a repository at the end of a "256kbps" link.  
There are a number of reasons for that which I won't bother you with.  
If someone sets up a new box, and wants to perform an full upgrade and 
then someone else hits the repository, download speeds suffers a lot.  
It is better to try again later.  Of course, not such an issue in a 
University.

Anyway, we are interested in all of these and we would/could consider 
implementing them if we felt that there was interest and a chance that 
they would get migrated.  Again, no promises.

-- 
Nige.

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