Jude, at what point is the yum.conf file created? If it's created before the missing package message kicks in, I wonder how the commented-out lines might cause it not to find on the CD images but have no trouble with the DVD image? Or do I misunderstand what you're telling me? What's that disk -99 error blog? Sounds like something I should read with a beer or two in hand. Could the commented-out lines be the reason for my update failures? Still being largely a novice, I'm real careful about changing defaults, including lines in files like yum.conf. Thanks! Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: re: in case this helps anyone > Now I think I can help out but it's only as a result of researching this > disk -99 problem. By the way, that disk -99 problem has its own dedicated > blog some linux installer in India got so annoyed he now has a running > blog. Here's something that should help with files not being able to be > found. The file /etc/yum.conf controls much of yum's behavior on fedora > core systems and whenever yum is installed on other systems too. There > are lines inside of /etc/yum.conf that have repo on them because those are > repository addresses. These are where yum gets those files for you. You > will notice all of those repo lines are commented out by default. A > commented out line has no effect in Linux either in an executable or > configuration file that is to say linux will read the line and do nothing > but read the next line. Comment lines start with # and many in these > configuration files have informational text on them. To remove a comment, > edit the line and remove the # symbol and what was a comment earlier will > then be executable provided the line has the proper syntax. If you use ex > as an editor ex /etc/yum.conf gets you an editing session. A command like > /freshrpms <cr> should get you to the freshrpms line or close to it. > Since the # character is usually the first character on the line, a > command like .,.s/#// <cr> should remove it. Check your work with .p <cr> > and =p <cr> if it's good do :w <cr> :q <cr> and you should be out at the > fedora prompt again. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 > >
