stop stupidly telling people to do "yum clean all" when it's not necessary

[Steven Stern]

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On 09/13/2009 03:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 01:16 +0930, Tim wrote: 
>> Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji:
>>>> What could be the issue?
>>>> It is on Fedora 10.
>>
>> Alan Evans:
>>> I presume you can otherwise use the network -- DNS working, etc. So
>>> did you try "yum clean all"? I think you can even do it from one of
>>> the menus in yumex.
>>
>> Why do you suggest "yum clean all"?  Would you also suggest format and
>> re-install?  Why do people keep offering STUPID yum clean all advice?
>> Do people even know what it does?  Does anyone think before issuing
>> advice anymore?
>>
>> It's rarely ever necessary.  It wipes out your entire cache of
>> downloaded packages, forcing you to get them again if you're part way
>> through downloading/updating, wasting your bandwidth, time, and the
>> server.
>>
>> To clean the data about what's available to yum, simply use "yum clean
>> metadata".
>>
>> People, stop issuing stupid advice.  Yes, it IS "stupid" advice, it's
>> offering things without due thought.  That is what being stupid means.
>>
>>
> I think it would be more pleasant to use the word "wrong" instead of
> "stupid". Just for better relations between posters.

As being one scourged for having offered that advice, let me say this:
Hey, I didn't know about "clean metadata".  Now that I do, it's what I
suggest.  I do have to admit that I was sorely tempted to top-post this
response.

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  Steve
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