On 10/08/2015 09:55 AM, Shane wrote: > On 10/07/2015 07:32 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >>>> If you need something from the last time things were updated you need to find them and download them manually fromhttp://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/updates/18/x86_64/ and you'll need to resolve the dependencies yourself. >>> > >>> > Just because a repo is EOL doesn't mean that yum won't work. Repos continue to support installation of packages with dependency resolution. >>> > >> If they have been moved to "archive" and don't exist on mirrors they won't. And nobody is going to make them available as that is the purpose of EOL, to relieve people of having to maintain old, out of date, un-patched for security, software. > Well, when F18 repos stop working, or when I really need new software that won't ever run on F18, and when I get a chance to quite likely break my system with an upgrade or re-install, then that's when I'll update. For now, it is running - and that's better than being broken. Sure, go right ahead. You're choice. -- In reality, some people should stick to running Windows and others should stay away from computers altogether. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
