make dnf update output narrower

[juhp]

Compared to dnf4, the output of dnf5 update seems a bit more verbose and generally wider.

Some sample output (157 characters wide) from a maximized terminal:

Package                                                    Arch      Version                                           Repository                        Size
Upgrading:
:
 evolution-data-server                                     x86_64    3.54.0-1.fc41                                     updates-testing                8.8 MiB
   replacing evolution-data-server                         x86_64    3.53.3-1.fc41                                     anaconda                       8.8 MiB
 evolution-data-server-langpacks                           noarch    3.54.0-1.fc41                                     updates-testing                8.7 MiB
   replacing evolution-data-server-langpacks               noarch    3.53.3-1.fc41                                     anaconda                       8.7 MiB
 firefox                                                   x86_64    130.0.1-1.fc41                                    updates-testing              222.9 MiB
   replacing firefox                                       x86_64    130.0-5.fc41                                      anaconda                     222.1 MiB
 firefox-langpacks                                         x86_64    130.0.1-1.fc41                                    updates-testing               58.8 MiB
   replacing firefox-langpacks                             x86_64    130.0-5.fc41                                      anaconda                      58.8 MiB
 gjs                                                       x86_64    1.82.0-1.fc41                                     updates-testing                1.6 MiB
   replacing gjs                                           x86_64    1.81.2-1.fc41                                     anaconda                       1.6 MiB
:
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi                       x86_64    10.6.0-4.fc41                                     updates-testing               23.8 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi           x86_64    10.6.0-2.fc41                                     anaconda                      23.8 KiB
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct                x86_64    10.6.0-4.fc41                                     updates-testing               31.9 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct    x86_64    10.6.0-2.fc41                                     anaconda                      31.9 KiB
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical                     x86_64    10.6.0-4.fc41                                     updates-testing               32.0 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical         x86_64    10.6.0-2.fc41                                     anaconda                      32.0 KiB
:

(In this case libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct is the longest package name.)
The use of "replacing" exasperates the problem in a narrow terminal by making the output even wider:
you could consider not repeating the package name on the second old NVR line when it is not a package replacement?
That could prevent some of the additional width (~10 characters).

This also means that nearly always the update is too wide to fit in a 80 character wide terminal.

I think it would be better to try to respect the terminal width like dnf4 did I believe, and only let very long package name lines overflow/spill over to the next time: also not stretching the text to use all the available width in a wide maximized terminal.

The corresponding output in a 80 character terminals is 104 characters wide:

Package                                                 Arch   Version                 Reposit      Size
Upgrading:
:
 evolution-data-server                                  x86_64 3.54.0-1.fc41           updates   8.8 MiB
   replacing evolution-data-server                      x86_64 3.53.3-1.fc41           anacond   8.8 MiB
 evolution-data-server-langpacks                        noarch 3.54.0-1.fc41           updates   8.7 MiB
   replacing evolution-data-server-langpacks            noarch 3.53.3-1.fc41           anacond   8.7 MiB
 firefox                                                x86_64 130.0.1-1.fc41          updates 222.9 MiB
   replacing firefox                                    x86_64 130.0-5.fc41            anacond 222.1 MiB
 firefox-langpacks                                      x86_64 130.0.1-1.fc41          updates  58.8 MiB
   replacing firefox-langpacks                          x86_64 130.0-5.fc41            anacond  58.8 MiB
 gjs                                                    x86_64 1.82.0-1.fc41           updates   1.6 MiB
   replacing gjs                                        x86_64 1.81.2-1.fc41           anacond   1.6 MiB
:
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi                    x86_64 10.6.0-4.fc41           updates  23.8 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi        x86_64 10.6.0-2.fc41           anacond  23.8 KiB
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct             x86_64 10.6.0-4.fc41           updates  31.9 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct x86_64 10.6.0-2.fc41           anacond  31.9 KiB
 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical                  x86_64 10.6.0-4.fc41           updates  32.0 KiB
   replacing libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical      x86_64 10.6.0-2.fc41           anacond  32.0 KiB
:

I should really copy it in a way that makes the wrapping obvious: here is a screenshot:

[juhp]

(No matter how wide the terminal, dnf5 update always stretches the package output to use the maximum available wide.)

[ilikelinux69]

+1 Observed same issue.

you could consider not repeating the package name on the second old NVR line when it is not a package replacement?
That could prevent some of the additional width (~10 characters).

Or maybe to shorten the second line and make it expandable with extra parameters as journalctl does, to see the whole line.