On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:10:42 -0400, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 01/06/12 13:33, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:48:17 -0400, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > > > >> On 01/06/12 12:07, suvayu ali wrote: > >>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA > >>> <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> Ok, well maybe what I need is to get rpmfusion-free installed which > >>>> I don't see in my list of yum repos? I haven't been able to get that > >>>> either. > >>> http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration > >>> > >> For whatever reason I have: > >> > >> [bobg@box9 ~]$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d > >> [bobg@box9 yum.repos.d]$ ll rpmfusion* > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:27 > >> rpmfusion-free-rawhide.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:21 rpmfusion-free.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:29 > >> rpmfusion-free-updates.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:28 > >> rpmfusion-free-updates-testing.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1393 Feb 27 17:03 > >> rpmfusion-nonfree-rawhide.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1247 Oct 28 2011 rpmfusion-nonfree.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1245 Oct 28 2011 > >> rpmfusion-nonfree-updates.repo > >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1305 May 17 2009 > >> rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing.repo > >> > >> And haven't been able to fix it. > > More interesting might be to understand "what the hell have you done > > to arrive in such a situation"? ;) > > > >> Following the VLC Configuration > >> instruction doesn't deal with this, but it just keeps telling me > >> that each step is installed? I recreated the "rpmfusion-free" files > >> but they remain empty. Is there a yum command to restore them, it's > >> not obvious to me from the man page? > > Open a terminal. Become superuser "root". Run: > > > > rpm -e rpmfusion-release-nonfree rpmfusion-release-free > > > > Then visit the web page quoted above and try to add the "free" > > repository configuration again. There are multiple ways how to do it. > > Choose the method you think you can handle easily. > > If you suceed, continue with the "nonfree" repository config. Else, > > be verbose in your reply to this list and tell what you've tried and > > what has happened. > > > Doing as you suggested produced two error messages: > > [root@box9 bobg]# rpm -e rpm fusion-release-non free rpm > fusion-release-free > error: package rpm fusion-release-non free is not installed > error: package rpm fusion-release-free is not installed Try again. Use cut'n'paste. Don't introduce type mistakes. What you've run is not what I've suggested. > The repo files are unchanged: > > [root@box9 bobg]# ll /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm fusion* > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:27 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-free-rawhide.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:21 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-free.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:29 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-free-updates.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 1 12:28 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-free-updates-testing.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1393 Feb 27 17:03 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-non free-rawhide.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1247 Oct 28 2011 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-non free.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1245 Oct 28 2011 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-non free-updates.repo > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1305 May 17 2009 /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm > fusion-non free-updates-testing.repo > > Running the command string from Rpmfusion Configuration: > > > [root@box9 bobg]# yum localinstall --nogpgcheck > http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm > http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm > Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit > Cannot open: > http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm. > Skipping. > rpm fusion-non free-release-stable.no > arch.rpm > | 17 kB 00:00 > Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-WZkxfz/rpm fusion-non > free-release-stable.no arch.rpm: rpm fusion-non free-release-15-5.no > arch > /var/tmp/yum-root-WZkxfz/rpm fusion-non free-release-stable.no > arch.rpm: does not update installed package. > Nothing to do > > Whatever I did that caused this, I'm not sure, I followed several > procedures found while googling. I am a lousy typist and may have made > an error? > > Bob > > . > -- Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) - Linux 3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64 loadavg: 0.22 0.14 0.09 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org