Yum and dialup

[Justin Crabtree]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Hi
> 
> 
> 
>>How do other people on modem connections handle the situation? I've been
>>using d4x (Download for X) for large file downloads, as it can restart
>>the download if I'm disconnected.
> 
> 
> 
> few points
> 
> * install *only* what you require
> 
> * fedoranews.org has announcements for every update. security fixes
> are tagged as such. there are other bug fixes and other feature
> updates may not be applicable to you.
> 
> * you can subscribe to this list
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list for
> getting updates on your email
> 
> 

My experience at home with yum and dialup is, as stated above, only 
install/upgrade what you really need to, and find something else to do 
for an hour or so.

-- 
Justin Crabtree
Java Programmer
Ozarks Technical Community College
447-7533