On Sun, 2007-12-16 at 10:00 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > ---- > > good catch...his URL for 'updates-released' (which should be fedora) > > points to an ftp with a login and password and it doesn't work. > > > > another URL for updates uses 'core' which clearly won't work. > > > > his URL for 'base' is clearly from an old Fedora because the folder is > > now called 'Packages' and not 'Fedora' > > > > OK David...here's what you do. (you can probably just paste this all > > into a terminal) > > > > su - # get root > > cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ > > mkdir old-repos > > mv fedora* old-repos > > rpm -ivh --replacepkgs \ > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-8-3.noarch.rpm > > yum update > > yum install system-config-printer > > > > This should get your repos back in order (whatever you did to the > > configuration I don't know) > > > > Craig > Running Transaction > Installing: atlas ####################### [ 1/11] > Installing: numpy ####################### [ 2/11] > Updating : inkscape ####################### [ 3/11] > Updating : cups-pdf ####################### [ 4/11] > libsepol.permission_copy_callback: Module cups_pdf depends on permission > dccp_recv in class node, not satisfied > libsemanage.semanage_link_sandbox: Link packages failed > semodule: Failed! > Updating : fedora-release ####################### [ 5/11] > Installing: blas ####################### [ 6/11] > Updating : system-config-rootpassword ####################### [ 7/11] > Error unpacking rpm package system-config-rootpassword - 1.1.10-4.fc8.noarch > error: unpacking of archive failed on file > /etc/security/console.apps/system-config-rootpassword;47646891: cpio: open > Cleanup : cups-pdf ####################### [ 8/11] > Cleanup : fedora-release ####################### [ 9/11] > Cleanup : inkscape ####################### [10/11] > > Dependency Installed: atlas.i386 0:3.6.0-12.fc8 blas.i386 0:3.1.1-2.fc8 > numpy.i386 0:1.0.3.1-1.fc8 > Updated: cups-pdf.i386 0:2.4.6-6.fc8 fedora-release.noarch 0:8-5 > inkscape.i386 0:0.45.1-4.fc8 system-config-rootpassword.noarch > 0:1.1.10-4.fc8 > Complete! > [root@reddwarf yum.repos.d]# > > My repo.d is a hangover since about FC2/FC3,with bits and pieces such as > 'local-*' ---- clean up your 'repos' folder set SELINUX to permissive and reboot Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
