> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yard, John > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 2:37 PM > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: installing packages remotely without Yum > > I am referring to groups of packages as referenced in anaconda or system- > config-packages. > > If you invoke system-config-pages and want to install the @ editors group , it > asked you for the cd s , which I have no access to. The system is 400 miles > away. > > I believe that to use rpm , I would need to know correctly the names of > hundreds of rpm s , sounds extremely error prone , > > JYard > UCLA > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laszlo Beres > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 11:49 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: installing packages remotely without Yum > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Yard, John <jyard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > The installer did not install the package that included yum. > > Red Hat tech support tells me it is not possible to install the > > packages in a supported fashion. > > You surely misunderstood something. As soon as your system is registered to > Red Hat Network, you can install packages using up2date command. There is > no yum before RHEL 5, but up2date is absolutely supported and > recommended way of installation/update. > > -- > László Béres Unix system engineer > http://www.google.com/profiles/beres.laszlo It sounds like the system isn't registered with RHN. Register it then install whatever you want. Rob Marti -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
