Add/Remove software error

[Dan]

kevin.j.lisciotti at jpmchase.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just installed FC5 from the DVD iso and when I go to the add/remove 
> software option, the package manager opens up but gives an error 
> saying unable to retrieve software information. The DVD is in the 
> drive, and the only option is to click OK and then the program closes 
> out. The machine is not currently connected to the internet.
>
> What am I doing wrong here?? :)
>
> Thanks! 
Pirut and pup use internet yum repos by default. You can add a file 
/etc/yum.repos.d/local.repo with the baseurl of your DVD/CD drive, and 
disable the rest (enabled=0), if you really want to install stuff from 
there.
-Dan