<div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> -----Original Message----- From: Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@gmail.com> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@redhat.com> Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 7:37 am Subject: Re: Package updater <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_d772a7c0-5044-40ef-b373-f9c98737439e" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>2008/3/25 <<a href="mailto:ramachandranc1@aim.com">ramachandranc1@aim.com</a>>: > > When you apply updates,it takes lot of time (may be due my slow internet) > to resolve the dependencies. > At the end of the day, you get a message that a prticular software is not > available. > 1. (Excuse me for my ignorance) Is it not possible to know which one is not > available even before you start the operation? How? Updates to the dependancy database have to be downloaded and the whole thing has to be analyzed. > 2. Is it not possible to update the packages which has all the components, > and leave out the ones which has deficiency of soft ware? If you use yum, there's a plugin called "skip-broken" which might be what you want. After installing it, use "yum --skip-broken update". poc "skip-broken" is not available. here is the list: Usage: yum [options] < grouplist, localinstall, groupinfo, localupdate, resolvedep, erase, deplist, groupremove, makecache, upgrade, provides, shell, install, whatprovides, groupinstall, update, repolist, groupupdate, info, search, check-update, list, remove, clean, grouperase > Command line error: no such option: --skip-broken [root@ramachandran ~]# yum --skip-broken update Usage: yum [options] < grouplist, localinstall, groupinfo, localupdate, resolvedep, erase, deplist, groupremove, makecache, upgrade, provides, shell, install, whatprovides, groupinstall, update, repolist, groupupdate, info, search, check-update, list, remove, clean, grouperase > Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -t, --tolerant be tolerant of errors -C run entirely from cache, don't update cache -c [config file] config file location -R [minutes] maximum command wait time -d [debug level] debugging output level -e [error level] error output level -q, --quiet quiet operation -v, --verbose verbose operation -y answer yes for all questions --version show Yum version and exit --installroot=[path] set install root --enablerepo=[repo] enable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed) --disablerepo=[repo] disable one or more repositories (wildcards allowed) -x [package], --exclude=[package] exclude package(s) by name or glob --disableexcludes=[repo] disable exclude from main, for a repo or for everything --obsoletes enable obsoletes processing during updates --noplugins disable Yum plugins --nogpgcheck disable gpg signature checking --disableplugin=[plugin] disable plugins by name > Ramachandran. > > > > ________________________________ > Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. > -- > fedora-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> > To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> > -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </tt></pre> </div>  <div id='u8CA5C76A92F1813-FA0-193B' class='aol_ad_footer'><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>. </div>