Bug 31394 - Will only show updates for things installed on system
Summary: Will only show updates for things installed on system
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: up2date
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Preston Brown
QA Contact: Jay Turner
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-03-11 02:53 UTC by Eric Green
Modified: 2015-01-07 23:44 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2001-03-27 16:46:27 UTC
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Description Eric Green 2001-03-11 02:53:41 UTC 
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The up2date program has an option for showing all updates, not just 
updates for things already installed on the system. This option is 
apparently a no-op. If it is not installed, up2date won't show it.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Pick an RPM that has an update available, like kdepim
2.do an rpm -e and get rid of it.
3.run up2date --configure, go to retrieval/installation tab, and select 
the option to display all available updates (not just updates for files 
installed). 
4.run up2date. 

Actual Results:  kdepim is not offered as something to update

Expected Results:  kdepim should be offered as something to update.
Comment 1 Preston Brown 2001-03-27 16:46:23 UTC 
verified.  needs fixing.
Comment 2 Preston Brown 2001-03-28 19:22:28 UTC 
actually, after further discussion, this functionality has been fully removed 
from the client.  The network overhead from transferring all the RPM headers 
for available yet uninstalled software was far too high.

Descriptions of packages you don't have installed are available though the RHN 
website, and can be scheduled for delivery to one or more of your registered 
systems there.
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