Bug 1230780

Summary:	Switch from the yum backend to the hif backend
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	Matthias Clasen <mclasen>
Component:	PackageKit	Assignee:	Richard Hughes <rhughes>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Desktop QE <desktop-qa-list>
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Version:	7.2	CC:	tpelka
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Bug Depends On:	1223417, 1223919, 1230778, 1261000, 1268989
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Description Matthias Clasen 2015-06-11 14:19:24 UTC

This backend has replaced the yum backend in Fedora a while ago. It is using the library stack that is used by dnf, ie librepo and libsolv. The reasons for switching are that this backend gives us much better control over when the backend needs network access, and when it starts long, blocking operations. This is important for ensuring a responsive, and well-working UI in frontend applications such as gnome-software.

Comment 5 Richard Hughes 2019-07-30 15:33:38 UTC

We did this for RHEL 8.0.