Re: [CentOS] yum "Requires" yum-plugin-fastestmirror; why?

2016-06-20 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 06/20/2016 09:43 AM, Warren Young wrote: > On Jun 18, 2016, at 4:39 AM, Ned Slider wrote: >> >> On 17/06/16 20:04, Warren Young wrote: >>> >>> I realize it is in the CentOS project’s best interest if users always use >>> the fastest mirror when downloading, but I claim

Re: [CentOS] yum "Requires" yum-plugin-fastestmirror; why?

2016-06-20 Thread Warren Young
On Jun 18, 2016, at 4:39 AM, Ned Slider wrote: > > On 17/06/16 20:04, Warren Young wrote: >> >> I realize it is in the CentOS project’s best interest if users always use >> the fastest mirror when downloading, but I claim that it is a bug to mark >> any plugin as

Re: [CentOS] yum "Requires" yum-plugin-fastestmirror; why?

2016-06-18 Thread Walter H.
On 18.06.2016 12:39, Ned Slider wrote: On 17/06/16 20:04, Warren Young wrote: In another recent thread,[1] someone was having trouble with the yum-plugin-fastestmirror feature, so I suggested he remove it, since it’s just a plugin and should therefore be optional. He reported that it

Re: [CentOS] yum "Requires" yum-plugin-fastestmirror; why?

2016-06-18 Thread Ned Slider
On 17/06/16 20:04, Warren Young wrote: In another recent thread,[1] someone was having trouble with the yum-plugin-fastestmirror feature, so I suggested he remove it, since it’s just a plugin and should therefore be optional. He reported that it couldn’t be removed due to package

[CentOS] yum "Requires" yum-plugin-fastestmirror; why?

2016-06-17 Thread Warren Young
In another recent thread,[1] someone was having trouble with the yum-plugin-fastestmirror feature, so I suggested he remove it, since it’s just a plugin and should therefore be optional. He reported that it couldn’t be removed due to package dependencies. I investigated further and found that