Re: Why is installing software....so....darn....slow?
- From: Vahis <waxborg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:29:05 +0300
Randy Brick MacKenna wrote:
I'm new to Linux and to openSUSE. One thing I noticed is that anytime
I download a RPM, it takes next to forever to install.
First, it spends about 5-10 minutes "resolving dependencies". Then it
spends another 5 minutes "preparing software". Then it installs the
software, sitting at 0% completion for another 5-10 minutes -- and
finally jumping to 99% completion, where it will usually sit for
another few minutes until it finally completes.
I mean, compared to a WinXP system, where downloading a .exe self-
installer and waiting about 10 seconds for it to complete, this is
excruciating.
I'm not installing complex stuff, either. Simple utilities, for
example. It seems that everything takes at least 15-20 minutes to
complete.
Is this normal?
-Randy
The problem is Zmd. It has been dropped in 10.3 (which will be out next
week).
Here's how you can remove it and your problem is gone:
http://opensuse-community.org/Package_Sources/10.2#Disable_ZMD
Vahis
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