Re: confused by: /etc/apt/sources.list (NO! Completely LOST!!!)

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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 09:43:19 -0700 (PDT), Stephen W wrote:

> I began with not being able to rpm kaffeine ... 
> was told I was missing some depends... 
> another post suggested I check out this URL:
> 
> http://rpm.livna.org/
> 
> Here I discovered I need to add something with
> /etc/apt
> 
> For apt, add to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
> 
>     * For RH9:
> 
> rpm http://rpm.livna.org/ redhat/9/i386 stable
> unstable testing
> rpm-src http://rpm.livna.org/ redhat/9/i386 stable
> unstable testing
> 
> Egad... I am really new at this stuff ... how do I add
> that info to my /etc directory?  (I have never tried
> to alter anything ... I am guessing I need to use one
> of the editors and save it to that directory.... but
> first creat a subdirectory in /etc that is called
> /apt... and add the above referenced lines... Right?
> 
> And while I am it -- there was also a reference to YUM
> -- what is that?  (And APT?  What is that really?)
> 
> Thanks for your patience and your tutoring.. 

Start at the first:

http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraHOWTO
http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraUsersFAQ
http://www.fedorafaq.org/
http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/
https://moin.conectiva.com.br/AptRpm
http://www.google.com


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