List updates with package sizes less than 1MB:
$ yum --filter-package-sizes=-1m check-update
Loaded plugins: aliases, filter-data, presto, refresh-packagekit
_local | 3.0 kB 00:00
_local/primary_db | 306 kB 00:00
fedora | 4.3 kB 00:00
fedora/primary_db | 14 MB 01:58
fedora-chromium | 3.0 kB 00:00
fedora-chromium/primary_db | 12 kB 00:00
updates | 4.7 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 3.3 MB 00:29
Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 1 of 2 packages, after filters applied
selinux-policy.noarch 3.9.7-18.fc14 _local
selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 3.9.7-18.fc14 updates
Apply updates Tim Waugh has provided:
$ yum --filter-committers="Tim Waugh *" update
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Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 6 (+0 related) of 18 packages, after filters applied
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Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Updating:
system-config-printer x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 434 k
system-config-printer-libs x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 643 k
system-config-printer-udev x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 55 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 0 Package(s)
Update 3 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.1 M
Is this ok [y/N] : y
List updates for a specific group:
$ yum --filter-rpm-groups="App*/Internet" list updates
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Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 1 of 9 packages, after filters applied
Updated Packages
purple-facebookchat.x86_64 1.64-1.fc12 updates
Upgrade a specific set of rpm groups:
$ yum --filter-rpm-groups="App*/Internet,Dev*/Lib*" update
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Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 4 (+0 related) of 18 packages, after filters applied
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Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Updating:
libxcb-devel x86_64 1.5-1.fc12 updates 139 k
purple-facebookchat x86_64 1.64-1.fc12 updates 47 k
Updating for dependencies:
libxcb x86_64 1.5-1.fc12 updates 99 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 0 Package(s)
Update 3 Package(s)
Total dowload size: 285 k
Is this ok [y/N]:
List updates for a specific yum group:
$ yum --filter-groups="Development Tools,Server Configuration Tools" list updates
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Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 2 of 9 packages, after filters applied
Updated Packages
gdb.x86_64 7.0.1-26.fc12 updates
system-config-printer.x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates
Update a specific set of yum groups:
$ yum --filter-groups="X Window System,Printing Support" update
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Limiting package lists to filtered ones
Left with 4 (+0 related) of 18 packages, after filters applied
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Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
===============================================================================
Updating:
system-config-printer x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 434 k
system-config-printer-udev x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 55 k
Updating for dependencies:
system-config-printer-libs x86_64 1.1.16-8.fc12 updates 643 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 0 Package(s)
Update 3 Package(s)
Total dowload size: 1.1 M
Is this ok [y/N]: