Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Tim wrote:
Scott van Looy:
Default is not to cache files. Change:
keepcache=0
in /etc/yum.conf
Mikkel L. Ellertson:
This controls keeping of installed files. but doesn't YUM keep the
files it was not able to install even with keepcache=0?
The parameter is called keepcache not keepinstalled, and that seems to
be how it behaves, despite what it says about it the yum.conf man page:
keepcache
Either ¡1¢ or ¡0¢. Determines whether or not yum keeps the cache
of headers and packages after succesful installation. Default
is ¢1¢ (keep files)
I've observed it to dump files its cached for the next run, so they need
re-downloading, even if they weren't installed.
NB: Although the default for YUM may be "1" (keep files), the default
preset in the yum.conf file is "0" (don't keep files).
I have had just the opposite experience - the files are still in
/var/cache/yum/{repo}/packages. At times, I have used rpm to install
most of the packages.
I wish YUM would install the packages that do not have conflicts,
instead of aborting on the first error...
Yum is a strange beast, best left to do things its own way, which has
varied wildly between versions (including that default about keeping the
cached files). If you do a 'yum search yum' you'll see a variety of
tools intended to help tame the beast in the extras repository. If
there is some way to find out what yum-utils and the assortment of
plugins actually do, I haven't found it yet.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
