Hi, Kenneth: You might just want to upgrade to the latest release of yum first. Do something like: yum upgrade yum You'll know your in the version that has a separate file for each repository (the one based in XML syntax) if you see a directory called /etc/yum.repos.d PS: Be sure to edit the main configuration file, /etc/yum.conf, and add an exclusion for the kernel--or one day Speakup will simply stop speaking, and you'll be wondering what happened. A line something like: exclude=kernel kernel-smp kernel-doc in the header of yum.conf should do the trick. Kenneth Lee writes: > Janina, thanks for these tips and your help getting everything running. I > have used yum a few times and it really does make installs a breeze. > > I don't know if the repos's you mentioned are included in my yum setup, but > I'll add them if they are not. I can't remember where I got my yum config > file, I found one out there in the www and just started using it. > > Regards, Ken -N5SWR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:13 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: System-config-soundcard > > > Suggest you get mplayer working for real audio, and for many other > formats. Best way, imho, is to get yum working with some additional > repositories. In particular, add the following "repos" (repositories): > > > [dag] > name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core > baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag > enabled=1 > gpgcheck=1 > > > > [freshrpms] > name=Fedora Linux $releasever - $basearch - freshrpms > baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpm > s > enabled=1 > gpgcheck=1 > > > With these two added, (separate files under /etc/yum.repos if your yum > is new enough--I'm sorry I don't recall your Fedora version), you can > then do things like: > > yum install mplayer > > I promise, it's by far the easiest way to deal with installs--especially > for applications like mplayer that literally have a dozen dependencies. > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040
