Several folks have responded that they don't see the same behavior I do. I don't doubt that. Even for me, the behavior is erratic, sometimes very slow, sometimes not. The specific instance which prompted my note was an attempt to install from a local RPM file, not even from a repository. The machine in question is configured so that most repositories, and all non-local repos, are disabled by default anyway. The dnf.conf file says (just the default), [main] gpgcheck=1 installonly_limit=3 clean_requirements_on_remove=True -- Dave Close -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org