I hate to admit it but I remove all the redhat update stuff as well
and
use yum or apt-get (if i'm feeling impatient). I used ubuntu for awhile
(but ultimately found fedora to be superior) and found their update
functionality much more usable.
when fc4 comes out with yum 2.3.X in it - I'd like to hear your take on
if yum is still coming out slower than apt for your use.
some very smart people have made it faster in many different ways.
-sv