Re: gross DNF bandwidth inefficiency if filesystem space limited

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On Thu, 2015-07-30 at 03:21 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> # dnf upgrade
> (dnf nearly exhausts freespace downloading all packages before 
> installing any
> packages)
> dnf then reports package xxx needs ##MB on / filesystem and exits 
> without
> doing any installing
> dnf all deletes downloaded packages
> # dnf upgrade (package subset, e.g. dnf* rpm* a* b* c* d* e* f* x* y* 
> z*)
> dnf downloads needed packages previously downloaded but later 
> deleted, then
> installs downloaded packages
> # dnf upgrade
> dnf downloads needed packages previously downloaded but later 
> deleted, then
> installs downloaded packages
> 
> Is the above deletion of freshly downloaded packages (wasted time, 
> wasted
> bandwidth) known or expected?
> -- 
> "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
> words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
> 
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> 
> Felix Miata  ***  http://fm.no-ip.com/

you should take your words in your email signature into account before
using words like "gross" and "wasted time"

Try to show some understanding to the DNF maintainers.
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