Re: DNF is a time waster

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On 30. 3. 2016 at 06:35:19, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On 03/29/2016 07:36 PM, CLOSE Dave wrote:
> > If I run something like, "dnf -y install xxxx", and xxxx is already
> > installed, DNF gives a response like the following.
> > 
> > Last metadata expiration check performed 0:00:02 ago on ...
> > Package xxxx is already installed, skipping.
> > 
> >    ... (long delay, sometimes several minutes) ...
> > 
> > Dependencies resolved.
> > Nothing to do.
> > Complete!
> > 
> > That is, it works but it takes an unreasonably long time to do so. How
> > can it be that, DNF knows the package is already installed and /still/
> > takes such a long time to decide that dependencies are ok? There aren't
> > any dependencies to resolve!
> 
> I've seen and am seeing this happening many times, but I've given up
> complaining about it, because I feel feedback on the numerous defects
> dnf has, is politically unwanted.


Feedback is always welcome, as long as it's constructive and both sides want 
to find mutually acceptable solution.

Thanks,
Jan
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