On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 06:20:13AM -0600, Ben Bargabus wrote:
> Is it possible to just download but not run the packages from 'yum
> update'?  I'm thinking about the installfest (assuming it happens, any
> word?) and want to have most of the updates for my system ready to go on
> cd or dvd prior to the event (there are about 730 MB worth so I don't
> want to spend an hour and half waiting for downloads there).  Any ideas?

$ yum --version
2.0.7

yum --download-only 

This option doesn't seem to be available for even a newer version of
yum so check your version carefully.  

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