Bug 437483 - Too many packages to upload!
Summary: Too many packages to upload!
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: distribution
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Bill Nottingham
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-03-14 15:02 UTC by Steve Murphy
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:12 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-03-14 15:26:39 UTC
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Description Steve Murphy 2008-03-14 15:02:08 UTC
For sure, I have the wrong category for this, but my complaint is that perhaps
the distribution flow needs some re-thinking. 

It seems just plain wrong, that I download a 3.5 Gbyte dvd image, which takes
several hours, and then, when I install it, I have to spend another day getting
more up-to-date versions of stuff on that image.

Yesterday, after installing a new 9-Alpha download, the package updater tells me
there are 701 packages to update!

Well, I propose that the images be updated weekly or monthly to help reduce the
download traffic. I mean, a hundred packages might be acceptable, but 700 or
1500? That's ridiculous!

Comment 1 Adam Jackson 2008-03-14 15:26:39 UTC
It may be ridiculous, but it's not a bug.

Packagers rebuild stuff all the time.  Much of it is bug fixes.  Some of it
isn't, but changing everyone's habits is nearly impossible.

Comment 2 Adam Jackson 2008-03-14 15:31:37 UTC
You should also look into the Fedora Unity project:

http://fedoraunity.org/


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