Piruit (Add/Remove Software) crashes several times - solution!

[David Timms]

Dan Thurman wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Just be aware that your mileage may vary but Pirut
> (Add/Remove Software) isn't very reliable and expect
> it to crash on you.  I have used this program several
> times and several times it has crashed and wiped out
> hours of downloads in an instant.  Yes, ALL of the
> cache downloaded RPM files are gone in an instant!
> 
> My last download was 4 hours and it all but went down
> the tubes and all for natch.
The defaults for caching the downloaded headers and packages has changed 
from leaving on your disk to erasing them.

For other reasons (multiple FC5 machines to update), I definitely do not 
want yum to be erasing packages as it finishes with them.

In /etc/yum.conf: change
keepcache=1
Then if something did go amiss you would *not* have to re-download all 
the files :-)

I have definitely tried lots of different things: uninstalls, add 
packages from extras/core/freshrpms, and removes as well, no problems so 
far.

But a bugzilla would be good, and I'd be happy to file it on your behalf 
but I'd really need your memory of what steps where made in the lead up 
to the explosion; with out this info, it is unlikely to be repeatable 
and hence get fixed (therefore we effectively are collectively shooting 
our selves in the feet).

On a side note: is there plenty of space on the /var partition (eg. df)?

DaveT.