Johnny Robeson composed on 2015-07-30 03:25 (UTC-0400): > On Thu, 2015-07-30 at 03:21 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
>> # dnf upgrade >> (dnf nearly exhausts freespace downloading all packages before installing >> any packages) >> dnf then reports package xxx needs ##MB on / filesystem and exits without >> doing any installing >> dnf all deletes downloaded packages >> # dnf upgrade (package subset, e.g. dnf* rpm* a* b* c* d* e* f* x* y* z*) >> dnf downloads needed packages previously downloaded but later deleted, then >> installs downloaded packages >> # dnf upgrade >> dnf downloads needed packages previously downloaded but later deleted, then >> installs downloaded packages >> Is the above deletion of freshly downloaded packages (wasted time, wasted >> bandwidth) known or expected? > you should take your words in your email signature into account before > using words like "gross" and "wasted time" What words would you like better? s/gross/huge/ s/wasted time/lost time/ Different words, same meaning, exact same problem. > Try to show some understanding to the DNF maintainers. Does the time spent by people testing maintainers' work not count for anything? Not everyone has unlimited bandwidth or time for testing. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
