On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 06:06:42AM -0700, bruce wrote: > i can get the mysql RPM from pbone, but i was wondering if i can set yum up > so that yum automatically finds the rpm, and handles the dependency issues. > i've tried to create a yum repos file, but yum seems to complain that it > can't find the 'repodata/repomd.xml' file... You'll need to find a yum repository with these packages built for FC4. > > -does anyone have a successful repos file for pbone/mysql > that i can take a look at. pbone just searches various sites; it isn't actually a coherent repository that would be useful to yum. So that answer is "no, no one does". > -if i simply download the RPM, how can i point yum to the > rpm, so that yum goes ahead and handles the installation > and the resolving of the dependency issues.. If dependencies for an RPM you've downloaded *can* be resolved by the repositories you've configured, "yum localinstall mydownloaded.rpm" will work. But the easiest way here is going to be to upgrade to FC5. -- Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://mattdm.org/> Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
