On 15/11/2021 11:49, Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote: > Am 14.11.21 um 14:59 schrieb Phil Perry: >> On 14/11/2021 13:08, Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote: >>> Hey, >>> >>> i wonder if its possible to use dnf and dictate it to not install >>> packages that are younger then $((today - 7 )) for example. >>> If not directly possible, any other ways to accomplishing it? >>> Sure, building repos with snapshots would work here but I am >>> looking for additional ways ... >>> >> >> A couple ideas: >> >> 1. You could run weekly from a scrpt: >> >> yum --assumeno update >> >> which will create the transaction (but not install it) and save it to >> /tmp/ and then rerun that transaction week later: >> >> yum --assumeyes load-transaction >> /tmp/yum_save_tx.2021-11-14.13-54.FhQii3.yumtx > > > That's an interesting approach. Not sure if this is still valid for EL8? > Some tests doesn't show any transaction artifact. Maybe I need to dive > deeper ... > > > Yes, you are correct, 'yum load-transaction' is not available in dnf on RHEL8 https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5576651 I'm still mostly using el7 so never noticed :-) >> 2. Write a yum plugin to mask packages from the transaction sack that >> are less than 7 days old. How are your python skills? > > That seems to be the cleanest solution. Lets see if I find time for > that. A quick look into repodata xml files shows that the build time > is also there exposed ... > > Thanks, > Leon >