diff --git a/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh b/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
index aaad7caa9ebacf746e4cf4daa591d94d20a54e53..3bcd6bcc10b802cf2814fb3e976e5d085f91e819 100644
--- a/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
+++ b/check_packages2install-pkgmanager/yum.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # 2023-09-12  v1.6  ah  almalinux9: fix package lists
 # 2023-10-20  v1.7  ah  harden sudo command execution
 # 2023-12-13  v1.8  ah  fix total count of packages to install
+# 2024-02-29  v1.9  ah  again: fix total count of packages to install :-/
 # ===============================================================
 
 
@@ -56,25 +57,26 @@ function yum.getStatusLine(){
         echo "No update available (older version v$_osversion). rc = $?"
       fi
       ;;
-    8)
-      if ! sudo /usr/bin/yum --security check-update 2>&1 | grep "available" ; then
-        echo "No update available. rc = $?"
-      fi
-      ;;
-    9)
-      local _total; _total=$( grep -c . <<< "${packages2install}" )
-      local _sec;     _sec=$( sudo /usr/bin/yum -y --security check-update \
-          | grep -v "^Last" \
-          | grep -v "^No security updates needed" \
-          | grep -c "[a-z]" 
-        )
+    8|9)
+      sudo /usr/bin/yum --bugfix check-update 2>&1 | tail -1
+      #   if ! sudo /usr/bin/yum --security check-update 2>&1 | grep "available" ; then
+      #     echo "No update available. rc = $?"
+      #   fi
+      #   ;;
+      # 9)
+      #   local _total; _total=$( grep -c . <<< "${packages2install}" )
+      #   local _sec;     _sec=$( sudo /usr/bin/yum -y --security check-update \
+      #       | grep -v "^Last" \
+      #       | grep -v "^No security updates needed" \
+      #       | grep -c "[a-z]" 
+      #     )
 
-      # create a status line like in former yum versions
-      if [ -z "$_sec" ]; then
-        echo "No packages needed for security; ${_total} packages available"
-      else
-        echo "$_sec package(s) needed for security, out of $_total available"
-      fi
+      #   # create a status line like in former yum versions
+      #   if [ -z "$_sec" ]; then
+      #     echo "No packages needed for security; ${_total} packages available"
+      #   else
+      #     echo "$_sec package(s) needed for security, out of $_total available"
+      #   fi
       ;;
     *)
       echo "see below ... version ${_osversion} not implemented yet..."