Re: Why is installing software....so....darn....slow?

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?

no, you compare windows with a linux machine
don't do that !

easy installing software:
first you don't want to download rpm by hand.
add Repositories & then you can search over yast itself ;-)
http://en.opensuse.org/Package_Repositories

yast - software - installation source --> give url like
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/


I have for openSUSE 10.2 @ a mirror in belgium:
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/suser-guru/rpm/10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/ftp.opensuse.org/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/ftp.opensuse.org/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/non-oss
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/mozilla/openSUSE_10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/ftp.suse.com/suse/update/10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/KDE:/Backports/openSUSE_10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/KDE:/Community/openSUSE_10.2
http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_10.2/
ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/video/videolan/vlc/SuSE/10.2
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Running KDE 3.5.7 / openSUSE 10.3 RC1
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