skipping xmms package updates?

[Ed Greshko]

Ferindo Middleton wrote:
> I've uninstalled xmms from my system and went to www.xmms.org
> <http://www.xmms.org> to reinstall the package using the rpm provided at
> the site so I can play mp3 files. How do I stop this package from being
> updated and overwritten during nightly yum updates so that I don't end
> up automatically going back to a fedora channel distribution that can't
> play mp3 files?

Do a "man yum" or "man yum.conf" and look for information on "exclude".

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