Bug 5282

Summary:	Pick-box to save downloaded files. (--clean-option)
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	jon scsi <scsijon>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:

Description jon scsi 2012-04-08 05:32:56 CEST

Description of problem:
Considering I have just used some 2gig of expensive satellite download capacity to get the files to install in a spare partition, I had expected them to still be available for use on other machines without having to download them again. However, your install program, without notice or comment, just willy-nilly deleted them! I am less than impressed!

I had been expecting them to be there and allow me to do a 'hard drive' sourced install across the internal network with the boot iso.

Only one of my boxes has internet access!

This means I cannot do a thorough test across the range of hardware I use and support unless I now work out what has come down and re-download them individually, and that will cost more capacity!

Not very professional folks!

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mageia2 wired

How reproducible:
always

Manuel Hiebel 2012-04-09 00:36:51 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
Summary: Pick-box to save downloaded files. => Pick-box to save downloaded files. (--clean-option)
Source RPM: (none) => drakx-installer-stage2

Comment 1 Thierry Vignaud 2012-04-10 11:06:10 CEST

drakx-installer-stage2 doesn't remove anything when performing a disk install.

Source RPM: drakx-installer-stage2 => (none)

Comment 2 jon scsi 2012-04-11 00:11:18 CEST

a cutting from the install log.....
and we are talking about a wired install to start with
I had expected to be able to use the downloaded files for a disk install later.
--------------------------------
retrieving rpm files from medium "Core Release"...
retrieved   glibc-2.14.1-7.mga2.i586.rpm libdb4.8-4.8.30-8.mga2.i586.rpm perl-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm perl-Archive-Cpio-0.90.0-1.mga2.noarch.rpm dash-static-0.5.7-1.mga2.i586.rpm libgdbm4-1.10-1.mga2.i586.rpm perl-base-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm libtermcap2-2.0.8-50.mga1.i586.rpm
...retrieving done
installing glibc-2.14.1-7.mga2.i586.rpm dash-static-0.5.7-1.mga2.i586.rpm perl-Archive-Cpio-0.90.0-1.mga2.noarch.rpm perl-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm libdb4.8-4.8.30-8.mga2.i586.rpm perl-base-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm libgdbm4-1.10-1.mga2.i586.rpm libtermcap2-2.0.8-50.mga1.i586.rpm from /mnt/var/cache/urpmi/rpms
starting installing packages
created transaction for installing on /mnt (remove=0, install=0, upgrade=8)
dash-static-0.5.7-1.mga2.i586
glibc-2.14.1-7.mga2.i586
libdb4.8-4.8.30-8.mga2.i586
libgdbm4-1.10-1.mga2.i586
perl-base-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586
perl-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586
perl-Archive-Cpio-0.90.0-1.mga2.noarch
libtermcap2-2.0.8-50.mga1.i586
removing installed rpms (glibc-2.14.1-7.mga2.i586.rpm dash-static-0.5.7-1.mga2.i586.rpm perl-Archive-Cpio-0.90.0-1.mga2.noarch.rpm perl-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm libdb4.8-4.8.30-8.mga2.i586.rpm perl-base-5.14.2-6.mga2.i586.rpm libgdbm4-1.10-1.mga2.i586.rpm libtermcap2-2.0.8-50.mga1.i586.rpm) from /mnt/var/cache/urpmi/rpms
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Comment 3 Thierry Vignaud 2012-04-11 09:01:21 CEST

You should consider urpmi-proxy

Comment 4 jon scsi 2012-04-20 06:09:58 CEST

ok, and thank you for the pointer, I still have much to learn with mageia

I will have a go and see how I go that way after the 27th when I get my new 'download allowance'.

closing

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED