Delta rpms and presto with yum

Question

When you use delta rpm's with presto or without even, do they rely on you having the original rpm on hand, or do they download both the original and the difference between the original and then construct it? (specifically with yum)

Does presto or any other system need to be keeping a cache of all installed rpm's for delta rpms to work?

Do delta rpms work without presto, or are the integrated?

Thanks in advance :-)

I encourage you to test these scenarios and report back. – Philip Durbin Dec 31 '11 at 04:36 — Philip Durbin, Dec 31 '11 at 04:36
No prob, just made a post of what I found – rubixibuc Dec 31 '11 at 07:19 — rubixibuc, Dec 31 '11 at 07:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 31 '11 at 07:18

I did some more research and here is what I found

deltarpms are used across multiple distributions and will work without presto. Presto is a plugin for Yum which takes advantage of them.

There are three main tools to work with deltas in fedora

[deltarpm package]

applydeltarpm -- this reconstructs a new rpm from a deltarpm and either an installed or on hand rpm file.

combinedeltarpm -- takes multiple deltas and combine them so they can be applied sequentially.

makedeltarpm -- create a delta rpm by contrasting two related rpms

Delta rpms and presto with yum

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