yumex won't skip checking for updates

[Erik P. Olsen]

On 07/07/14 21:13, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
> On 07/07/2014 02:59 PM, Erik P. Olsen wrote:
>> On 07/07/14 20:28, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> In preferences I have unchecked 'autocheck for updates', but everytime I start
>>> yumex, it checks for updates.  Then I have to click on 'Available' and wait
>>> again as it does its think before I get the list of all apps so I can search for
>>> whatever I am looking for.  Quite a rather unpleasant experience.
>>>
>>> So how do I set yumex to skip checking for updates and just go to what is
>>> available?
>>>
>>>
>> Sorry. Didn't see that you already have unchecked. Don't know what to suggest.
>> It works for me.
>>
> It has never worked for me.  Or maybe it did in the early days of yumex, but
> definitely not F20 or F18.  Just got really frustrated with it this time.
>
> Yes I **KNOW** I have updates to apply.  I will get to it and I am perfectly
> capable of running 'yum update' from a command line.  I use yumex when I am
> looking for something, like recently about what might be available as an
> amplifier program.
>
>
I run F20 on both my machines and have unchecked "Autocheck for updates" on one 
of them. It is reflected into ~/.config/yumex/yumex.conf as autorefresh = 0. 
There is also a /etc/yumex.conf which is the default settings. It has 
autorefresh = 1. Try and check how your settings are.

-- 
Erik