Hi All
I have been tearing my hair out. yum simply doesn't work:
[root@NeedleNardleNoo ~]# yum update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Running "config" handler for "installonlyn" plugin
Yum Version: 3.0.1
COMMAND: yum
Installroot: /
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
Could not retrieve mirrorlist
http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-fc6&arch=i386
error was
[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
Scanning through the yum archives, there are hint of DNS's and liburl
problems, Its a FC6 out the box. Using Wireshark, the above command does
not even generate a DNS lookup, either on my local LAN (home) or my
GPRS+ link to the outside world (ppp0).
In final desperation (I have all things pointy-clicky) I downloaded
yumex. IT WORKED! with my exact yum setup. Added repo's, everything
marvellous. Audacity,kino,wine,pcb all became friends again. But yum
still gives the above!
I guess its no longer critical, but I am a terminal guy... Any solutions?
(Yes, I did uninstall and re-install yum, and rpm -V)
New Year's greetings from Sunny South Africa.
Alan
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