On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 20:52 -0400, Robert L Cochran wrote: > > On 04/15/2009 08:45 PM, Robert L Cochran wrote: > > > > > > On 04/15/2009 06:56 PM, Kevin Kofler wrote: > >> Robert L Cochran wrote: > >>> I didn't realize this was such an issue with people. It seems sort of > >>> like bicycle buying to me. Some people want performance bikes, some > >>> want > >>> road bikes. Some want expensive ones and others want cheap models. > >>> Maybe > >>> I'll try downloading the yum source and see if I can reinstate the > >>> download-by-package size option. I can live with the download > >>> alphabetically option, but I really did like getting most of the > >>> packages downloaded within a few minutes at most with the larger stuff > >>> coming last. I always check what Yum wants to download first before I > >>> answer 'y' to continuing, so I know perfectly well what packages are > >>> coming in. > >> > >> I consider this "smallest first" behavior to be horribly deceptive and > >> misleading (it makes you believe you're much farther into the > >> download than > >> you actually are) and I'm glad it got changed to something more logical. > >> > >> Kevin Kofler > >> > > The former way worked fine. There was no deception: recall that when a > > package is being downloaded, there are two percentage figures shown on > > the console output line. The first shows how complete the total > > download is. The second shows how complete the download for that > > particular package is. You could see reasonably accurate numbers right > > there. Many other software update utilities such as Microsoft Update > > don't show that much detail. And the way yum ordered downloads caused > > no one any problems. It is all a matter of perception, I guess! > > > > Bob > > I keep forgetting to explain my own habits here. When I start yum, I > always do it in a terminal so I can look over the packages and get a > rough idea of whether I can go enjoy a coffee. Others like to use some > form of graphical updater and I suppose they don't display the detailed > download information that the console output does. I do the same as you (yum from a terminal) but I much prefer the new scheme. I find it easier to track how the process is going. Go figure. poc -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
