YUM repository links
John Cochrane
yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu May 6 05:22:01 2004
> From: mascarasnake <dontdrill@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 22:17:12 -0400
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: YUM repository links
>
> Hey, John-
> Once you've updated the kernel or installed with a 3.0.1 disk, there's
> no need for the 3.01 site in your yum.conf file. Comment it out ( using
> a # in front of those three lines)
Thanks once again for your words of confirmation.
>
> All of the stuff at freshrpms is YDL ready (with the exception of gimp
> - to some degree) - just do "yum info xxxxx" to get the info on what
> "xxxxxx" is. freshrpms are your friends.
Thanks for the reassurance. I'm slowly coming to terms with the relatively
dispersed world of Linux, compared to the fairly holistic nature of MacOS!
>
> One last word of caution. RPM suppositories aren't always PPC
> suppositories. RPM means Redhat Package Manager. Redhat being a PC
> linux gizmo upon which YDL is based. Tread steadily, My friend.
>
> All will become apparent, in time
Ah yes, time..... the one element that I could never have estimated for
accurately when planning my Linux journey!
Info much appreciated.
John
>
> g'luck
>
> ----------
>
> It's what you make it man
> Takes time
> A little bit
> A little bit more
>
> -The Minutemen
>
> dontdrill@earthlink.net
> mascarasnake@mac.com
> On May 5, 2004, at 1:41 PM, John Cochrane wrote:
>
>> Thanks mascarasnake for your reassuring confirmation and the extra
>> info!
>>
>> The whole yum update proceeded well from this point. The explanation
>> for the
>> contents of the 3.0.1 folder being MOL and kernel updates still had me
>> a
>> little confused. After yum'ing from the 3.0 folder, should I be
>> concerned
>> (esp. as a noobie) about the other stuff? Even though I don't have MOL
>> installed yet, it is something I wish to look at soon.
>>
>> Regarding the additional bit of info (freshrpms), I'm afraid I have
>> another
>> question. Although a complete newbie to Linux, I am totally
>> comfortable with
>> the idea and principle of yum, but have yet to become intimately
>> familiar
>> with the practice of it! To this end, I very much want to understand
>> the
>> procedure (and consequences!) rather than just executing commands and
>> procedures 'as wrote'. After checking out your link:
>>
>> <http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/3.0/ppc/freshrpms>
>>
>> but before actually implementing it, and a bit more browsing, I'm
>> becoming
>> aware that there are repositories for all sorts of things, all over the
>> place! I'd initially assumed (naively of course!) that YDL would be the
>> place for YDL yum updates.
>>
>> I'm hoping someone out there might be generous enough to enlighten me a
>> little as to whether all these alternate sources are (generally -
>> nothing in
>> life is guaranteed!) approved, safe, supported, reliable etc etc... Do
>> these
>> updates eventually find their way to YDL and do they have to be
>> verified?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>> From: mascarasnake <dontdrill@earthlink.net>
>>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:11:48 -0400
>>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>> Subject: Re: YUM repository links
>>>
>>> Hey, John-
>>>
>>> You've downloaded the right ISOs. The only things in the 3.0.1
>>> repositories are kernel updates, Xfree86 stuff and MOL modules. All of
>>> your updates are in the 3.0 updates directories. you might want to
>>> check out <http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/3.0/ppc/freshrpms> as
>>> well. There are some more up to date apps there, already compiled for
>>> YDL. Just add this to your yum.conf file:
>>>
>>> [freshrpms-ydl-3.0]
>>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 freshrpms
>>> baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/3.0/ppc/freshrpms
>>>
>>> As far as posting a newbie quesation, there are several posters that
>>> are encouraging you do so. The Newbie list mysteriously stopped being
>>> archived back in November. Posting here is the best way to keep a
>>> searchable archive going.
>>>
>>> g'luck
>>>
>>> ----------
>>>
>>> It's what you make it man
>>> Takes time
>>> A little bit
>>> A little bit more
>>>
>>> -The Minutemen
>>>
>>> dontdrill@earthlink.net
>>> mascarasnake@mac.com
>>> On Apr 30, 2004, at 11:54 AM, John Cochrane wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all.
>>>>
>>>> Ok, first, I'm a newbie, and this is my first post, so please be
>>>> gentle with
>>>> me! I opted for the 'general' list (sorry if that's the wrong thing
>>>> to
>>>> do)
>>>> because it seemed a little livelier, and I figured I could take the
>>>> punishment!
>>>>
>>>> After as much 'blind reading' about the 'wonderful world of Linux'
>>>> as I
>>>> could suffer, and with ideas for server boxes, I recently (very
>>>> recently!)
>>>> opted to try out YDL on a couple of beige G3s that I have gathering
>>>> dust.
>>>>
>>>> I have the basic software (3.0.1) installed. Yes, I encountered some
>>>> installation problems, but reading the existing mail lists really
>>>> helped me
>>>> get through those issues. So thanks already for all that info from
>>>> contributors.
>>>>
>>>> My specific issue now relates to YUM.
>>>>
>>>> After completing the basic installation I figured it would be prudent
>>>> to get
>>>> everything updated and I understand that YUM is the way to do this. I
>>>> came
>>>> across the 'connection reset by peer' issue and now understand from
>>>> reading
>>>> other posts that the yum.conf file (as shipped) points to the main
>>>> ftp
>>>> and
>>>> should be pointed to a mirror to overcome this. However, that
>>>> information
>>>> got me thinking about the exact link, and what software exactly I had
>>>> installed! Currently, my yum.conf (as installed) is:
>>>>
>>>> [main]
>>>> cachedir=/var/cache/yum
>>>> debuglevel=2
>>>> logfile=/var/log/yum.log
>>>> pkgpolicy=newest
>>>>
>>>> [base]
>>>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 base
>>>> baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/3.0/
>>>> RPMS.main/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [updates]
>>>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 updates
>>>> baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/3.0/
>>>> RPMS.updates/
>>>>
>>>> But in additional to changing the above two urls to point to a local
>>>> mirror,
>>>> is the 3.0 entry correct even though I have downloaded and installed
>>>> 3.0.1?
>>>> I have had a look at the main and mirror ftp sites and there is a
>>>> /3.0.1
>>>> folder in:
>>>>
>>>> ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum
>>>>
>>>> but inside that there is a /update folder but not /RPMS.main or
>>>> /RPMS.updates
>>>>
>>>> I am confused. Thinking I may have downloaded and installed the wrong
>>>> ISOs I
>>>> rebooted the machine and noted that the boot text said:
>>>>
>>>> Yellow Dog Linux release 3.0 (Sirius)
>>>> Kernel 2.4.22-2f
>>>>
>>>> but I am sure that have 3.0.1 and the ISOs were burned as 3.0.1
>>>> automatically. If anyone can help clarify the correct url info for
>>>> YUM
>>>> updating 3.0.1, my Linux-induced spinning head would really
>>>> appreciate
>>>> it!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
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