On 07/25/2017 02:34 PM, Cristian Sava wrote: > On Tue, 2017-07-25 at 14:26 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > ... >> Had you not killed it, you would have seen something like this.... >> >> [egreshko@acer ~]$ systemctl status dnf-makecache.timer >> ● dnf-makecache.timer - dnf makecache timer >> Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-makecache.timer; >> enabled; vendor pre >> Active: active (waiting) since Sun 2017-07-23 19:37:39 CST; 1 day >> 18h ago >> >> Jul 23 19:37:39 acer.greshko.com systemd[1]: Started dnf makecache >> timer. >> >> Basically, about once/hour dnf will check and will update its cache >> if needed. See >> the man page for dnf and search for makecache for the details. >> >>> 2) WHY DNF does not ever stop and must be killed to update the >>> system? >> You just happened to catch it in the middle of trying to update the >> cache. Had you >> simply waited a bit more your first dnf would have proceeded. >> > I'm not sure. I tried many times and it did not stop in ~10 min, so no. I would consider that odd.... [egreshko@acer ~]$ systemctl status dnf-makecache.timer ● dnf-makecache.timer - dnf makecache timer Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-makecache.timer; enabled; vendor pre Active: active (waiting) since Sun 2017-07-23 19:37:39 CST; 1 day 19h ago Jul 23 19:37:39 acer.greshko.com systemd[1]: Started dnf makecache timer. And normally..... [egreshko@acer ~]$ ps -eaf | grep dnf egreshko 6037 5976 0 14:49 pts/1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto dnf Now, depending on how many repos you have enabled and the network speed to the repo server it may take a while. But, yes, I would agree that 10 minutes is excessive. I'll just say that I've not run into the issue you're experiencing >>> That is seen on many F26 boxes (new installs or upgrades). >>> >> If you find yourself catching the update time too often for your >> liking you can >> "systemctl disable dnf-makecache.timer". >> > Thanks for the tip, but do not expect everyone to know/do this. > Welcome. Of course I don't expect anyone would now how to do everything....which is why questions are asked. :-) -- Fedora Users List - The place to go to speculate endlessly
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