Re: [CentOS] yum clean all - adverse effects?

On 4.11.2009 11:00, Timo Schoeler wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > thus Jussi Hirvi spake: > | Are there any adverse effects to "yum clean all"? Does the system > | lose its memory of what is installed/updated? > | > | Regards, Jussi H. > > Hi Jussi, > > from the manp

Re: [CentOS] yum clean all - adverse effects?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 thus Jussi Hirvi spake: | Are there any adverse effects to "yum clean all"? Does the system | lose its memory of what is installed/updated? | | Regards, Jussi H. Hi Jussi, from the manpage: clean Is used to clean up various things which accumulate

[CentOS] yum clean all - adverse effects?

Are there any adverse effects to "yum clean all"? Does the system lose its memory of what is installed/updated? Regards, Jussi H. -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hi...@greenspot.fi * http:

[CentOS] yum clean all

There seems to be a lot of this needed lately. I suspect the issue is 5.2 -> 5.3 transition. Putting something like this in /etc/cron.daily/ when near a major update *might* make the transition times between point releases easier - #!/bin/bash RANGE=120 number=$RANDOM let "number %= $RANGE" del