On Monday 11 December 2006 10:42 am, Clyde E. Kunkel wrote: > Hello, > > Anyone got a recipe that avoids the dependencies in the current > batch of rawhide updates? Patience being a virtue for rawhide > users, I can exercise some and wait it out if that is best. > > TIA http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/yum?highlight=%28yum%29 Tips and Tricks "Yum halts if there is any dependency problem within the repository to be safe and doesnt perform partial updates. Use this script if you want that. Kindly ensure that you report any dependency issues to the appropriate repository bug tracker or post to the relevant project list if it requires more discussions." #!/bin/sh for i in `yum list updates |cut -f 1 -d " " |grep -A 500 -e Updated |\ (all one line, better to copy an paste from the webpage) grep -v -e Updated` ; do echo "Updating $i" yum -y update $i done .......................... Long ago I copied that script into a file an made it executable in my /home/<user>/bin dir. I named it yumnd. EG, as root, 'yumnd' on the CL. BUT don't hold your breath... it will install very few updates from current rawhide, leavin out many that have missin deps. It's also much slower than 'yum update'. So you'll still need to have "Patience" -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list