yum-software-management yum-software-management-en.xml,1.44,1.45

[Stuart Ellis (elliss)]

Author: elliss

Update of /cvs/docs/yum-software-management
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv27580

Modified Files:
	yum-software-management-en.xml 
Log Message:

- Edited Additional Repositories section for better style
- Fixed up localinstall 



Index: yum-software-management-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/yum-software-management/yum-software-management-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -r1.44 -r1.45
--- yum-software-management-en.xml	19 Aug 2005 20:09:12 -0000	1.44
+++ yum-software-management-en.xml	26 Aug 2005 22:56:50 -0000	1.45
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!ENTITY % FEDORA-ENTITIES-EN SYSTEM "../docs-common/common/fedora-entities-en.ent">
 %FEDORA-ENTITIES-EN;
 
-<!ENTITY BOOKID "yum-software-management-1.0.1 (2005-08-18)"> <!-- change version of manual and date here -->
+<!ENTITY BOOKID "yum-software-management-1.0.2 (2005-08-26)"> <!-- change version of manual and date here -->
 
 <!-- Bugzilla bug number for the draft notice -->
 <!ENTITY BUG-NUM "155190">
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
     <para>
       Review the list of changes, and then press <keycap>y</keycap> to
       accept and begin the process. If you press <keycap>N</keycap> or
-      <keycap>Enter</keycap> , <command>yum</command> does not download
+      <keycap>Enter</keycap>, <command>yum</command> does not download
       or change any packages.
     </para>
 
@@ -1187,11 +1187,13 @@
     </note>
 
     <para>
-      If the &FP; does not provide a specific software package, the
-      manufacturer of the software may provide or recommend a separate
-      repository. Members of the community also maintain repositories to
-      provide packages for &FED; systems. Third-party repositories
-      provide information on their web sites.
+      If the &FP; does not supply packages for a product, the
+      manufacturer may provide or recommend a separate repository.
+      Members of the community also maintain repositories to provide
+      packages for &FED; systems. For example,
+      <ulink
+  url="http://www.jpackage.org/"/> distributes popular Java
+      software as packages.
     </para>
 
     <section id="sn-adding-repositories">
@@ -1540,11 +1542,10 @@
     </indexterm>
     <para>
       Use repositories and the standard <command>yum</command> commands
-      to install new software, unless the software is only available as
-      a package. In these cases, use the <option>localinstall</option>
-      function to install the software from the package file. The
-      <option>localinstall</option> function does not connect to any
-      repository.
+      to locate and install new software, unless the software is only
+      available as a package. In these cases, use the
+      <option>localinstall</option> function to install the software
+      from the package file.
     </para>
 
     <important>
@@ -1570,16 +1571,35 @@
 	class="username">root</systemitem> password.
     </para>
 
-    <important>
-      <title>Meeting Dependencies</title>
+    <note>
+      <title>Previously Installed Software is Updated</title>
 
       <para>
-        You must ensure that all of the dependencies are already
-        installed on your system, because <command>yum</command> cannot
-        download additional packages to complete the installation when
-        performing a <option>localinstall</option> operation.
+        If the package provides a later version of software that is
+        already installed on your system, <command>yum</command> updates
+        the installed software.
       </para>
-    </important>
+    </note>
+
+    <para>
+      If the package requires software that is not installed on your
+      system, <command>yum</command> attempts to meet the dependencies
+      with packages from the configured repositories. You may need to
+      manually download and install additional packages in order to
+      satisfy all of the dependencies.
+    </para>
+
+    <caution>
+      <title>Maintaining Manually Installed Software</title>
+
+      <para>
+        If you install software that is not provided by a repository,
+        <command>yum update</command> cannot automatically upgrade it as
+        new versions become available. To ensure that you have the
+        latest packages, subscribe to e-mail or RSS services that notify
+        you when new versions are released.
+      </para>
+    </caution>
   </section>
 
   <section id="sn-yum-proxy-server">
@@ -1593,8 +1613,8 @@
     </indexterm>
     <para>
       You may access repositories through standard web proxy servers. If
-      your system is connected to the Internet through a web proxy
-      server, specify the proxy server details in
+      your system accesses the Internet through a web proxy server,
+      specify the proxy server details in
       <filename>/etc/yum.conf</filename>. The <option>proxy</option>
       setting must specify the proxy server as a complete URL, including
       the TCP port number. If your proxy server requires a username and