On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 09:04 -0400, Jeff Weiss wrote: > This is two separate issues isn't it? Doesn't /var/cache/yum get > written to whether you use the applet or yum on the command line? > > My understanding of the overlay was that once you write something to it, > that space is gone forever, even if you delete those files. So having > cache as part of the overlay will just make it fill up quicker. And > aren't yum cache hits pretty unlikely? Wouldn't it just be when someone > re-installs something they've uninstalled? I would have thought tmpfs > is the way to go here - when end users run yum, it's better to > re-download than to use up the overlay - once that's gone, you're hosed. I think the issue is the applet does it automatically. Yum does it only on demand. -sv -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
