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Craig White wrote:
  

there are yum plugins such as the download plugin that permits download
but not install.
        

cool.  Where can I get this plugin?  In particular for Centos 5.  If I
go to install later is it going to download again? (Hey, just asking. :] )
      

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yum install yum-utils
man yumdownloader

    

Thank you,  I will make use of this.


  

yeah well, I also use KDE and emacs so it's apparent that I am doomed to
a torturous afterlife.

what I can say that in the 10 years I've been using various redhat rpm
systems, I've never had to bail a system because the package db was
blown...perhaps further proof of ignorance is bliss.
    

I have had rpm databases go screwy and it's no fun.  Though I'm not sure
where you are going with this point.