Trying to install application with YUM - problem

[Paul Howarth]

Leandro Melo wrote:
> Hi, I want to install AMSN (the linux "version" of msn) in my Fedora 2. 
> However, my question is applicable to any software.
> Naturally, I could download the rpm and start all that effort with 
> dependencies and everything.
> To avoid this, I tried locating this software (in this case, AMSN, but 
> could be anyone) with YUM but it didn't find any match.
> So, how could I insert the AMSN software site so YUM can be able to 
> locate and install it? Is it simple?

aMSN is included in Dag's repository. See:

http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B3

for how to configure your yum to use this repository.

Once you've done that,

# yum install amsn

should work OK.

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Paul.