Hi All, >> > Alrighty, you asked you shall receive! Number one a regular user can't >> > copy and paste the above code and execute it unless they become root. >> > 2. I looked at the above code and said there is a better way to do that >> > via using "wget http:\\ | rpm -Uvh webmin-release.rpm. >> > 3. There is "NO" "Webmin Release" rpm so that will not happen. At least >> > I did not find one at the webmin sight. >> > 4. Is it not standard to have a yum release package in a yum repo? I >> > thought it was. >> > 5.In theory if the URL for the repo changes but guess what??? No >> > webmin-release to reflect that change. >> > 6. Now let me make this very clear. I am in no way saying it is a bad >> > article. At least you are contributing something to the more advanced >> > CentOS users. >> > >> > Questions? >> Yes, where is #1? :) > > Number one; no 1. :-) > >> Also, as to not being able to run that code as a regular user... >> >> John, you have to be root to run the rpm command to install any package >> so this seems to be an invalid point anyway. > > I know you have to be root to run it. How is it invalid? It is no way > invalid if there was a webmin-release rpm. It is to me a shorter way of > doing it if there was a release package for the repository. That's in my > opinion. Has someone even tried to contact the author if he could provide a repository definition RPM? Btw., nearly the same process as described on the wiki is shown here: http://www.webmin.com/rpm.html Best Regards Marcus
