[CentOS] forcing yum to download but not install

[Ljubomir Ljubojevic]

Vreme: 12/19/2011 07:04 PM, cliff here piše:
> I would highly advise against trying to time a CTRL-C in  a specific amount
> of time. Not sure why you would even try and do that when, that's the exact
> purpose of the yum-download only which is easier to install and run then
> wait for a whole update to complete and try and manually kill the job.
> Sorry but that idea is just bad.
>

While in Run Transaction test, it does not write anything, so it is 
rather safe. I have done it a number of times over the years, just when 
Transaction tests are beginning, and never had any issues. But OK, I 
understand what you are saying.


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