> I figured as much (after the fact) - I guess the related question then is > the 'analogous' to the RPM database the up2date (RH) uses? I presume it's > smart about headers, and from here on in downloads only those updated > headers that are needed for a particular package upgrade? Eh. the headers are ultimately going away for a new metadata format. It's lighter and easier, sorta. yum only downloads the headers it doesn't have. Keep in mind a header is fairly small versus the whole package. -sv
