On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 21:56 +0100, Simon Schneebeli wrote: > On 12/14/2009 09:50 PM, Simon Schneebeli wrote: > > > > On 12/14/2009 09:38 PM, Craig White wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 21:30 +0100, Simon Schneebeli wrote: > >>> On 12/14/2009 09:22 PM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote: > >>>> On 14/12/09 20:11, Simon Schneebeli wrote: > >>>> > >>>> --snipped-- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> [root@sangam simon]# yum install flash-plugin > >>>>> Loaded plugins: presto, protectbase, refresh-packagekit > >>>>> 0 packages excluded due to repository protections > >>>>> Setting up Install Process > >>>>> No package flash-plugin available. > >>>>> Nothing to do > >>>>> > >>>> --snipped-- > >>>> > >>>> What does > >>>> # yum repolist say? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Nothing at all. > >>>> try use su\sudo instead of root if possible. > >>>> > >>> I know. I'm used to sudo, but I guess that on Fedora I first have to > >>> install something because right now I just get > >>> [simon@sangam ~]$ sudo yum repolist > >>> [sudo] password for simon: > >>> Sorry, try again. > >>> [sudo] password for simon: > >>> simon is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. > >>> [simon@sangam ~]$ > >>> > >>> Just didn't had time yet to find out how to add myself to the > >>> sudoers list. > >>> > >>> > >>>> If completely confused just use autoten > >>>> http://dnmouse.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>> That looks quite much like what I need right now to get familiar with > >>> Fedora. Many thanks. > >> ---- > >> just use 'su -' in a shell to become root for now. > >> > >> as root, 'yum repolist' should be very revealing as to what is installed > >> for repositories. > >> > >> sudoers is another level of complexity to deal with that won't solve > >> this problem. > >> > >> recognize that sites like fedorasolved.org and mjmwired.com (apparently > >> used in dnsmouse.org) will advocate things that work but are not > >> necessarily interchangeable with other advice that might be given on the > >> list here. I'm not saying that their advice isn't good but getting > >> advice from different places will sometimes have different and confusing > >> results. > >> > >> Sometimes the answers on this list will come from various people with > >> various levels of understanding that will become confusing to new users > >> with no ability to sort out who is giving the most targeted advice. > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> > > You'll probably consider me as a fool, but if I enter 'su yum > > repolist', I just get the following: > > > > [simon@sangam ~]$ su yum repolist > > su: user yum does not exist > > > > But I'm trying hard to learn. I'm currently searching infos on how to > > use "su" properly... > > > > Simon > > > I'm progressing (with sudo): > > [root@sangam simon]# sudo yum repolist > Loaded plugins: presto, protectbase, refresh-packagekit > repo id repo name status > fedora Fedora 12 - i386 > enabled: 15,366 > rpmfusion-free RPM Fusion for Fedora 12 - Free > enabled: 383 > rpmfusion-free-updates RPM Fusion for Fedora 12 - Free - Upda > enabled: 177 > rpmfusion-nonfree RPM Fusion for Fedora 12 - Nonfree > enabled: 124 > rpmfusion-nonfree-updates RPM Fusion for Fedora 12 - Nonfree - U > enabled: 97 > updates Fedora 12 - i386 - Updates > enabled: 2,111 > repolist: 18,258 > [root@sangam simon]# ---- no you're not... you're root - see the pwd that says root? see the prompt? (#) you're root putting 'sudo' into commands when you are already root is meaningless and a waste of 4 letters and a space. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
