Application Management in FC8 - yuck

They say that application management in FC is handled by yum - type it in the console to launch the routine.
But, I launched it the GUI way. For newbies, the routine is a bit puzzling. Handling a simple uninstallation routine for example cannot go on without having net access. Only after a net access is not found is the option to select repositories offered.

Since I was looking for Wine, and this package was not offered even in the DVD (which is a shame) I had enabled the two online repositories already selected - fedora and fedora updates. The routine started accessing the online repositories, which I presumed was for getting the program lists. But half an hour of "retrieving software information" and over 150 MB of downloaded content later, the program was still downloading stuff. I lost my patience and killed the application.
Ofcourse I could not launch it again since a message that some other routine is already accessing it came up preventing it use.
A restart later, I launched the app. Again without a net connection I was able to get to the repository list. Here I disabled all options, including the installation media. Now I could get the application list that I was familiar with after seeing it in other distros. Then I enabled just one online repository. This time the downloading was brief, and a few MBs and seconds later, I could search for the Wine package. Unlike a few other application managers I have met, this one does not mention download sizes at all. There is no way one can find size information of existing programs, so how much space will be freed on uninstalling it also cannot be found.

I managed to install wine, which proceeded, thankfully, uneventfully.

Update :
The experience with yuck repeated itself, so I am sure that it is not a one off incident. On installing FC8 on a second PC, and running the application manager, here too the initial attempt seems to take too long "retreiving/reading application list". On cancelling the attempt, and restarting it, things were much faster. Wine installed well here too.