DNF is a time waster

[CLOSE Dave]

Several folks have responded that they don't see the same behavior I do. 
I don't doubt that. Even for me, the behavior is erratic, sometimes very 
slow, sometimes not.

The specific instance which prompted my note was an attempt to install 
from a local RPM file, not even from a repository. The machine in 
question is configured so that most repositories, and all non-local 
repos, are disabled by default anyway. The dnf.conf file says (just the 
default),

[main]
gpgcheck=1
installonly_limit=3
clean_requirements_on_remove=True
-- 
Dave Close