What is yum doing?

Mike Chambers mike at miketc.com
Fri Mar 16 19:18:32 UTC 2007 

When I run yum update lately, It looks like a lot of dep solving going
on, as in maybe more than once?

Below is a copy of what I see..

[root at scrappy ~]# yum update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
Checking deps for libgail-gnome.i386 0-1.18.0-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for selinux-policy.noarch 0-2.5.8-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for NetworkManager.i386 1-0.6.5-0.3.cvs20061025.fc7 - None
Checking deps for readline.i386 0-5.2-3.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gftp.i386 1-2.0.18-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for tcpdump.i386 14-3.9.5-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel-headers.i386 0-2.6.20-1.2987.fc7 - None
Checking deps for glx-utils.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for avahi-glib.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for tcpdump.i386 14-3.9.5-3.fc7 - u
Checking deps for selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0-2.5.8-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for sane-frontends.i386 0-1.0.14-1.2.2 - None
Checking deps for xcdroast.i386 0-0.98a15-12.2.2 - None
Checking deps for selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0-2.5.8-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for net-tools.i386 0-1.60-79.fc7 - None
Checking deps for iputils.i386 0-20070202-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gdb.i386 0-6.6-7.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gdb.i386 0-6.6-5.fc7 - None
Checking deps for avahi-qt3.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for gftp.i386 1-2.0.18-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for bzip2.i386 0-1.0.4-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for filesystem.i386 0-2.4.2-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel-headers.i386 0-2.6.20-1.2990.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gtkhtml2.i386 0-2.11.0-3 - None
Checking deps for filesystem.i386 0-2.4.3-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for wpa_supplicant.i386 1-0.5.7-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for mesa-libGLU.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for bzip2-libs.i386 0-1.0.4-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for krb5-auth-dialog.i386 0-0.7-2 - u
Checking deps for rhythmbox.i386 0-0.9.8-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for libgail-gnome.i386 0-1.18.0-2.fc7 - u
Checking deps for pycairo.i386 0-1.4.0-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-core.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for gettext.i386 0-0.16.1-7.fc7 - u
Checking deps for fedora-logos.noarch 0-6.0.93-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for autofs.i386 1-5.0.1-4 - None
Checking deps for rhpl.i386 0-0.203-1 - None
Checking deps for fedora-logos.noarch 0-6.0.95-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-base.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for bzip2-libs.i386 0-1.0.4-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mtr.i386 2-0.72-1 - None
Checking deps for avahi-glib.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager-glib.i386 1-0.6.5-0.4.svn2474.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-writer.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-base.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for net-tools.i386 0-1.60-80.fc7 - u
Checking deps for bzip2.i386 0-1.0.4-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel.i686 0-2.6.20-1.2987.fc7 - None
Checking deps for iputils.i386 0-20020927-42.fc7 - None
Checking deps for glx-utils.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager.i386 1-0.6.5-0.4.svn2474.fc7 - u
Checking deps for pycairo.i386 0-1.2.6-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for openoffice.org-writer.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for gtkhtml2.i386 0-2.11.0-4 - u
Checking deps for avahi.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for rhythmbox.i386 0-0.9.8-2.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gettext.i386 0-0.16.1-6.fc7 - None
Checking deps for readline.i386 0-5.2-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mtr.i386 2-0.72-2 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager-glib.i386 1-0.6.5-0.3.cvs20061025.fc7 -
None
Checking deps for openoffice.org-core.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for mesa-libGLU.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for mesa-libGL.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mesa-libGL.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for avahi-qt3.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for autofs.i386 1-5.0.1-5 - u
Checking deps for rhpl.i386 0-0.203-2 - u
Checking deps for avahi.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for krb5-auth-dialog.i386 0-0.7-1 - None
Checking deps for wpa_supplicant.i386 1-0.4.9-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for sane-frontends.i386 0-1.0.14-2 - u
Checking deps for kernel.i686 0-2.6.20-1.2990.fc7 - u
Checking deps for selinux-policy.noarch 0-2.5.8-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for xcdroast.i386 0-0.98a15-13 - u
--> Running transaction check
Checking deps for libgail-gnome.i386 0-1.18.0-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for selinux-policy.noarch 0-2.5.8-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for NetworkManager.i386 1-0.6.5-0.3.cvs20061025.fc7 - None
Checking deps for readline.i386 0-5.2-3.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gftp.i386 1-2.0.18-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for tcpdump.i386 14-3.9.5-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel-headers.i386 0-2.6.20-1.2987.fc7 - None
Checking deps for glx-utils.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for avahi-glib.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for tcpdump.i386 14-3.9.5-3.fc7 - u
Checking deps for selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0-2.5.8-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for sane-frontends.i386 0-1.0.14-1.2.2 - None
Checking deps for xcdroast.i386 0-0.98a15-12.2.2 - None
Checking deps for selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0-2.5.8-4.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel.i686 0-2.6.20-1.2986.fc7 - e
Checking deps for net-tools.i386 0-1.60-79.fc7 - None
Checking deps for iputils.i386 0-20070202-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gdb.i386 0-6.6-7.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gdb.i386 0-6.6-5.fc7 - None
Checking deps for avahi-qt3.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for gftp.i386 1-2.0.18-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for bzip2.i386 0-1.0.4-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for filesystem.i386 0-2.4.2-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel-headers.i386 0-2.6.20-1.2990.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gtkhtml2.i386 0-2.11.0-3 - None
Checking deps for filesystem.i386 0-2.4.3-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for wpa_supplicant.i386 1-0.5.7-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for mesa-libGLU.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for bzip2-libs.i386 0-1.0.4-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for krb5-auth-dialog.i386 0-0.7-2 - u
Checking deps for rhythmbox.i386 0-0.9.8-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for libgail-gnome.i386 0-1.18.0-2.fc7 - u
Checking deps for pycairo.i386 0-1.4.0-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-core.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for gettext.i386 0-0.16.1-7.fc7 - u
Checking deps for fedora-logos.noarch 0-6.0.93-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for autofs.i386 1-5.0.1-4 - None
Checking deps for rhpl.i386 0-0.203-1 - None
Checking deps for fedora-logos.noarch 0-6.0.95-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-base.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for bzip2-libs.i386 0-1.0.4-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mtr.i386 2-0.72-1 - None
Checking deps for avahi-glib.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager-glib.i386 1-0.6.5-0.4.svn2474.fc7 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-writer.i386 1-2.2.0-12.1 - u
Checking deps for openoffice.org-base.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for net-tools.i386 0-1.60-80.fc7 - u
Checking deps for bzip2.i386 0-1.0.4-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for kernel.i686 0-2.6.20-1.2987.fc7 - None
Checking deps for iputils.i386 0-20020927-42.fc7 - None
Checking deps for glx-utils.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager.i386 1-0.6.5-0.4.svn2474.fc7 - u
Checking deps for pycairo.i386 0-1.2.6-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for openoffice.org-writer.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for gtkhtml2.i386 0-2.11.0-4 - u
Checking deps for avahi.i386 0-0.6.16-3.fc7 - None
Checking deps for rhythmbox.i386 0-0.9.8-2.fc7 - u
Checking deps for gettext.i386 0-0.16.1-6.fc7 - None
Checking deps for readline.i386 0-5.2-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mtr.i386 2-0.72-2 - u
Checking deps for NetworkManager-glib.i386 1-0.6.5-0.3.cvs20061025.fc7 -
None
Checking deps for openoffice.org-core.i386 1-2.2.0-11.2 - None
Checking deps for mesa-libGLU.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for mesa-libGL.i386 0-6.5.2-7.fc7 - None
Checking deps for mesa-libGL.i386 0-6.5.2-8.fc7 - u
Checking deps for avahi-qt3.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for autofs.i386 1-5.0.1-5 - u
Checking deps for rhpl.i386 0-0.203-2 - u
Checking deps for avahi.i386 0-0.6.17-1.fc7 - u
Checking deps for krb5-auth-dialog.i386 0-0.7-1 - None
Checking deps for wpa_supplicant.i386 1-0.4.9-1.fc7 - None
Checking deps for sane-frontends.i386 0-1.0.14-2 - u
Checking deps for kernel.i686 0-2.6.20-1.2990.fc7 - i
Checking deps for selinux-policy.noarch 0-2.5.8-5.fc7 - u
Checking deps for xcdroast.i386 0-0.98a15-13 - u

Dependencies Resolved

And then I say "Y" and do whatever updates I have.  Sorry I posted this
whole thing, but wanted to show what I was seeing/talking about.

Is this suppose to happen like this?

-- 
Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY

"Sex is like air, it's not important unless your not getting any!"

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