edit yum config file

[Bob Katz]

Hi Paul
         Thank you for the information I have only been working with
linux ydl about a week and a half now so this whole os is pretty much a
mystery to me but the information you provided was most helpful 
                                                        
                               Thanks- Bob 

On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 18:09 -0500, Paul Higgins wrote:
> Sorry about that...figured they would have fixed their repository by now.  I 
> just went and checked and at first it looked like the entire YDL ftp site had 
> been hollowed out.  I did a bit more rooting around and found this:
> 
> "NOTE: The Alpaca Farm (this mirror site) will be unavailable for much of 
> Saturday, Jun 17th, GMT -6, due to scheduled downtime for SAN improvements."
> 
> If the only RPM repositories you have in etc/yum.conf are those of YDL, you're 
> out of luck for today.  I have one alternate in my file:
> 
> [freshrpms]
> name=Fresh rpms
> baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/yellowdog/4.0/ppc/freshrpms/
> 
> I should really put some more in my etc/yum.conf file; I've found a number of 
> good repos, but anyway, the freshrpms site is up and running.  Looks like 
> you'll have to deal with stuff for YDL 4.0, however, as they haven't updated 
> for 4.1 yet.
> 
> HTH
> 
> -PRH
> 
> On Saturday 17 June 2006 05:27, Bob Katz wrote:
> > Hi Paul
> >          I need to update to ydl 4.1 on that link you sent is that a
> > valid update server or only an example
> >                                          Thank You
> >                                                       Bob
> >
> > On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 17:17 -0500, Paul Higgins wrote:
> > > I'm currently having the same problem when running yum.  Thought it was
> > > just something screwed up with my machine--guess not.  As for editing
> > > your /etc/yum.conf file, there's a tutorial here:
> > >
> > > <http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/freshrpm
> > >s.shtml>
> 
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