FC7 Updates by yumex

antonio montagnani antonio.montagnani at gmail.com
Sat Jun 9 07:36:15 UTC 2007


2007/6/9, stan <stanl at cox.net>:
> On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:01:15 +0200
> "antonio montagnani" <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 2007/6/8, stan <stanl at cox.net>:
> > > On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 23:10:03 +0200
> > > "antonio montagnani" <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > 2007/6/8, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com>:
> > > > > On 6/8/07, antonio montagnani <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > 2007/6/8, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com>:
> > > > > > > On 6/8/07, antonio montagnani <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > 2007/6/8, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com>:
> > > > > > > > > On 6/8/07, antonio montagnani
> > > > > > > > > <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > When I try to check for updates by Yumex I get
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Errore ricevendo
> > > > > > > > > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/7/i386/repodata/repomd.xml:
> > > > > > > > > > 20:39:53 :   --> [Errno -1] Error importing repomd.xml
> > > > > > > > > > for updates: Damaged repomd.xml file
> > > > > > > > > > 20:39:53 : Trying other mirror.
> > > > > > > > > > 20:40:08 : Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for
> > > > > > > > > > repository: updates
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > and this is the repo file (of course repos are
> > > > > > > > > > dynamically enabled by setting yumex...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > [updates]
> > > > > > > > > > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Updates
> > > > > > > > > > baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
> > > > > > > > > > mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-released-fc$releasever
> > > > > > > > > > enabled=0
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > As root or superuser use a text editor and change
> > > > > > > > > "enabled=0" to "enabled=1".
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > gpgcheck=1
> > > > > > > > > > gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > [updates-debuginfo]
> > > > > > > > > > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Updates -
> > > > > > > > > > Debug
> > > > > > > > > > baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
> > > > > > > > > > enabled=0 gpgcheck=1
> > > > > > > > > > gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > [updates-source]
> > > > > > > > > > name=Fedora Core $releasever - Updates Source
> > > > > > > > > > baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/SRPMS/
> > > > > > > > > > enabled=0
> > > > > > > > > > gpgcheck=1
> > > > > > > > > > gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
> > > > > > > > > > --
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When you use yumes and check repos it shoul enable it;
> > > > > > > > this was my experience, otherwise yumex is not
> > > > > > > > working.....anyway this is also my yumex.conf file...:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [yumex]
> > > > > > > > autorefresh = yes
> > > > > > > > filelists = no
> > > > > > > > recentdays = 14
> > > > > > > > autocleanup = yes
> > > > > > > > proxy =
> > > > > > > > exclude =
> > > > > > > > debug = no
> > > > > > > > mirrordetection = default
> > > > > > > > nofastestmirror = 0
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> > > > > > > > Antonio Montagnani
> > > > > > > > Skype : antoniomontag
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > fedora-updates repo is enabled in the defaut installation of
> > > > > > > yum. Some how you have disabled it. I do not use yumex. You
> > > > > > > can wait for some one to tell you how to enable updates or
> > > > > > > follow my suggestion and
> > > > > > > edit /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo file.
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > I enabled repo but I still get :
> > > > > > 21:16:58 : Errore ricevendo
> > > > > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/7/i386/repodata/repomd.xml:
> > > > > > 21:16:58 :   --> [Errno -1] Error importing repomd.xml for
> > > > > > updates: Damaged repomd.xml file
> > > > > > 21:16:58 : Trying other mirror.
> > > > > > 21:17:02 : Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository:
> > > > > > updates
> > > > > >
> > > > > > what shall I do???
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Antonio Montagnani
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> > > > >
> > > > > First, do "yum clean metadata". Then, run "yum update".
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > > For all the folks that have upgraded from FC6 to FC7 please check
> > > > your repo file for updates that should work with:
> > > >
> > > > baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
> > > >
> > > > In FC6 it was:
> > > >
> > > > baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
> > > >
> > > > Please note different structure...
> > >
> > > If you install the release packages it should take care of the
> > > fedora repository stuff for you.
> > >
> > > fedora-release-7-3.noarch.rpm
> > > fedora-release-notes-7.0.0-1.noarch.rpm
> > >
> > > You can do this as part of the upgrade, just before you run yum
> > > upgrade from FC6.  Use
> > > rpm -Uvh
> > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/i386/os/Fedora/fedora-release-notes-7.0.0-1.noarch.rpm
> > >
> > > rpm -Uvh
> > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Everything/i386/os/Fedora/fedora-release-7-3.noarch.rpm
> > >
> > > Order is important as the release has a dependency on the notes.
> > >
> > > This link tells you how to import the GPG key and set up livna if
> > > you want it.  Do this before the upgrade as well.
> > >
> > > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f7.html#yum
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > I am surprised, as both packages were installed yesterday during DVD
> > upgrade. And repo file for updates was not upgraded!!!!
> >
> That is strange.  It did install the updates when I did it here.
> Hmmmm. Computers that independently decide what to do.  :-)
> Have you been mistreating your computer, not giving it enough
> electricity and attention, keeping it off for long hours?  :-) :-)
>
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I installed yumex 1.9.8 from testing repo: it seems to be working,
even if I can't make any modification to its settings (yumex.conf file
is cleared to a single line containing
[yumex]
-- 
Antonio Montagnani
Skype : antoniomontag




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