FC6 "Cannot retreive software information"

[Karl Larsen]

Paul Erickson wrote:
> For some reason, one of my FC6 boxes is no longer able to "Add/Remove 
> software" with Pirut, Pup, or Yum.
> With Pirut and Pup, after a few seconds I get the "Cannot retrieve 
> software information" error, and if I try
> a "Yum -y update" I get the following error.
>
> [root at localhost core]# yum -y update
> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: 
> [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:59:48 GMT
> Server: Apache
> Transfer-Encoding: chunked
> Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Trying other mirror.
> Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: adobe-linux
>
> I know the machine is connected to the network, and can browse the 
> internet fine. Another FC6 box on the same
> network can add/remove update software fine. What might be causing the 
> difference?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
    I used yum update without the -y and 13 hours later my FC6 was up to 
date with 450 updates and 630 MB.

Not sure what the -y does.

Karl