On Monday, December 21, 2020 11:28:51 AM EST Ben Cotton wrote:
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# The file format for RPMs is different with Copy on Write. The
headers are identical, but the payload is different. There is also a
footer.
## Files are converted (“transcoded”) locally during download using
<code>/usr/bin/rpm2extents</code> (part of rpm codebase). The format
is not intended to be “portable” - i.e. copying the files from the
cache is not supported.
I currently download once and upgrade three different systems by
rsync-ing the cache.
Do I understand that this will no longer be supported or work?
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Garry T. Williams