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Created attachment 815083 [details] Patch to implement behavior Description of problem: yum commands somewhat regularly block on PackageKit operations. Example: <snip> Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit... The other application is: PackageKit </snip> The upstream yum plugin has added a hook to avoid unnecessary waiting on PackageKit. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):PackageKit-0.5.8-21.el6 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. wait for PackageKit to start some background operation 2. try and run a yum command 3. wait until the non-interactive background operation finishes before you can start the command you want. Actual results: Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit... The other application is: PackageKit waiting for a while Expected results: interactive command takes precidence Additional info: A patch implementing the upstream fix for this behavior is attached.
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