[Yum] total yum newbie | RH 7.3 box | # packages?

[Johnny Canuck]

At 05:10 PM 2/18/2004, seth vidal wrote:


> > I figured as much (after the fact) - I guess the related question then is
> > the 'analogous' to the RPM database the up2date (RH) uses? I presume it's
> > smart about headers, and from here on in downloads only those updated
> > headers that are needed for a particular package upgrade?
>
>Eh. the headers are ultimately going away for a new metadata format.
>
>It's lighter and easier, sorta.
>
>yum only downloads the headers it doesn't have.
>
>Keep in mind a header is fairly small versus the whole package.

So I've noticed - thanks.