[TriLUG] yum install question

[Joseph Tate]

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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:25:51 -0400, linux r <linuxr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> Q.  How do you know when yum (or another command) is hosed, when you
> don't get any output?   Do you guys run commands with verbose output
> specifically for this?
> 
> Like for example
> 
> yum install packagename
> 
> just sits there.  I have no idea whether it is brilliantly scanning
> every place it can, or if it just crapped out on me.  [I know other
> commands have -v outputs.  rpm -Uvh for example stand s basically for
> Update, verbosely, and *print the friggin' hash marks, so I can tell
> what is going on'!  ]
> 
> However, yum does not have a verbose feature.  What do you guys do,
> anything differrent?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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