yellowdog-general digest, Vol 1 #923 - Mess 3; yum

[Derick Centeno]

Dan: I read your comments regarding yum; I thought it was a typo until I
found yum mentioned as a real app.  Anyway I just tried it out and the
app reported serious errors and complaints regarding a corrupted or
incomplete header and then it quit with a truly cute and meaningful
statement (something is wrong), I don't know whether someone was merely
trying to relieve their or another's anxiety or whether it is really a
helpful clue.  Any here is the actual sequence which occurred in my
terminal window:

[root@arakus aguila]# yum update
Gathering package information from servers
Getting headers from: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
Getting headers from: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Damaged Header
/var/cache/yum/updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdrgetting
/var/cache/yum/updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdr
ERROR: Url Return no Content-Length  - something is wrong
URL:
http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/3.0/RPMS.updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdr
[root@arakus aguila]# yum upgrade
Gathering package information from servers
Getting headers from: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
Getting headers from: Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Damaged Header
/var/cache/yum/updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdrgetting
/var/cache/yum/updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdr
ERROR: Url Return no Content-Length  - something is wrong
URL:
http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/3.0/RPMS.updates/headers/httpd-devel-0-2.0.40-21.3a.ppc.hdr
[root@arakus aguila]# exit

I got the above by merely copy and pasting between the terminal window
and the Ximian email application.  I'd like to know how to do the same
thing however using traditional Unix/Linux commands.  That is, get data 
from the terminal stream, copy it and send it into the Ximian email as
an attachment. 

In any case, you should know of that this problem exists.

On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 11:42, 
> --__--__--
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: 17 Jun 2003 20:08:47 -0600
> From: "Dan Burcaw" <dburcaw@terrasoftsolutions.com>
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: 3.1 soon?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> 
> By the way, I've posted the apt and rpm updates to the ftp server for
> mirroring tonight.  Hopefully this will resolve apt problems. That said,
> yum is the recommended update mechanism.
> 
> And no, I wouldn't expect YDL 3.1 very soon..
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 11:38, Rick Thomas wrote:
> > They're usually pretty tight-lipped about release dates, so I wouldn't
> > expect to see anything but speculation from uninformed folks (like me)
> > in this list on that subject.
> > 
> > That said, I'll speculate:
> > 
> > 1) YDLv3.0 just came out.  If I were running the show (which I'm not...
> > so I'm free to speculate) I'd want to wait at least 6 months (preferably
> > a year) between releases. It costs real $$ to produce a run of CD's and
> > you want to recoup as much of that as possible from sales before you
> > start the process all over again.
> >  
> > 2) YDLv3.0 is a great release!  It was a major step forward for Yellow
> > Dog Linux, and I recommend it over any of the 2.x releases. However,
> > there were some minor problems with the 3.0 release that are still being
> > straightened out.  I'd guess that they won't start on a new release til
> > they get this one under control.
> > 
> > 3) What would you like to see in YDLv3.1 that isn't already in 3.0? 
> > Anything that can't be provided by the normal
> > apt-get/yum/download-the-RPM method of incremental enhancements?
> > 
> > 
> > So... Here's my recommendation:
> > 
> > 1) Buy a copy of YDLv3.0.  Download and burn the ISO's if you feel the
> > need, but you _should_ financially support the folks who did the work if
> > you can.
> > 
> > 2) Install it.
> > 
> > 3) Get the fixed "apt-0.5.5cnc5-fr3.ppc.rpm" rpm from <<http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/3.0/ppc/freshrpms/RPMS/>>
> > and install it.  Do this immediately after installing from the CDs --
> > before even installing any of the security fixes; apt on the 3.0 cds is
> > broken, and you need a working apt for the next step.
> > 
> > 4) Do an "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade" to pick up the latest
> > security patches and bug-fixes.
> > 
> > 5) Customize as you see fit.
> > 
> > 6) Enjoy!
> > 
> > 7) When 3.1 comes out in 6 months or a year, do it all over again.
> > 
> > 
> > Rick
> > (Not associated with Yellow Dog or Terrasoft in any way except as a
> > satisfied customer.)
> > 
> > 
> > "Larson, Timothy E." wrote:
> > > 
> > > Is there going to be a 3.1 release soon?  I'm not the type to be constantly upgrading stuff - I like to install something that works and then use it as long as possible.  I've been thinking of switching to YDL for full-time use, but the latest YDL I have is 2.3.  I'm thinking I should buy a copy of 3.x, but if 3.1 is right around the corner, I would wait just a bit for it.
> > > 
> > > Tim
> > >
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