On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:22:04 -0800 Antonio Olivares <wingators@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Excellent points! > > May I add that sometimes the updates don't work via the drpms and the > real ones have to get downloaded again in order to correctly > install. There is always a trade off, but how does yum interpret > that the drpms did not succeed and have to install the big* rpms* > instead of the delta ones? If the delta rpm assemble step fails, it gets the full update package. This can happen for example if something has modified a file from the package thats currently installed. It then cannot create the updated rpm to use to update. > I see this happen on occasions but I don't question it, I just let it > slide, but since we are on this topic. I think it is good to know. Sure. kevin
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