Firefox-2.0.0.3 vs FC6? (Configuring Smartpm for Remi repo)

[Kam Leo]

On 3/24/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/24/07, Claude Jones <claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:
> > On Sat March 24 2007 3:14:44 pm Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > >1)Open smart
> > > >2)Select "Edit/Channels"
> > > >3) Click on "New" button
> > > >4)Leave default radio button "Provide Channel
> > > > Information" selected 5) Click "OK"
> > > >6)Select "RPM Metadata" radiobutton
> > > >7)Click "OK"
> > > >8)Enter "remi" in the "name" field
> > > >9)Enter "remi" in the alias field
> > > >10)Enter "http://remi.collet.free.fr/rpms/fc6.i386/" in
> > > > the "Base URL" field 11) Click OK
> > > >
> > > >Done!
> > > >
> > > > - this is the quick and simple method - there are lots of
> > > > options you can set, you can change the alias, and so forth,
> > > > but this will create the channel for you. After you've
> > > > downloaded the FF2 from his repo, I would suggest going into
> > > > "Edit/Channels" and unchecking the remi repo box - leave it
> > > > off except when you want to update your FF2 or for other
> > > > purposeful reasons.
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Claude Jones
> > > >Brunswick, MD, USA
> > >
> > > Message marked Important so I can find it again, thanks
> > > Claude.
> >
> > Remi has included smart configuration in his latest release rpm
> > as noted elsewhere in this thread
> >
> > If any feel adventuresome I've been using smart for about a year
> > now, and have configured many repos for use with FC6. I am no
> > guru, or programmer, but my configuration works day in, and day
> > out. It's got all the most often discussed repos for FC6
> > configured and working. It contains no options enabled, such as
> > prioritization or the like - just a long list of repos with
> > default settings. I've today discovered the file where all this
> > stuff lies, and have successfully transferred it to my laptop
> > which is running a brand new install of Blag 60000, a derivative
> > of FC6. I just transferred the config file from my workstation
> > to the laptop, and subsequently opened smart. I went
> > into /Edit/Channels, and all my channels from my workstation
> > appeared, and I was able to do a refresh. If you would like to
> > test this, you can get this file here:
> >
> > www.tehogeeservices.com/files/config.smartpm.fc6
> >
> > To use it:
> >
> > download it to your computer by clicking on the link.
> >
> > rename it to "config" stripping out the extensions ".smartpm.fc6"
> >
> > make sure smart is not open
> >
> > as root, use your preferred method to RENAME the
> > file "/var/lib/smart/config" adding an extension that's
> > meaningful to you such as "config.original" - DO NOT OVERWRITE
> > OR DELETE this file - if things go wrong, this will allow you to
> > restore your smart configuration to its original state
> >
> > as root move the file you downloaded to the same location and
> > make sure it is owned by root
> >
> > open smart and select Edit/Channels and see what you have - Make
> > sure you de-select any repos you don't regularly use, and select
> > the ones you currently do use
> >
> > in the main window, click the "update channels" button which
> > should do it
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone tries this, I'd appreciate feedback
> >
>
> You do not need to export a binary file. The following should work.
>
> # smart channel --show > mychannels.txt
>
> ### The above outputs all channels to mychannels.txt (text format).
>
> # smart channel --add < mychannels.txt
>
> ### The above imports import channels from mychannels.txt.
>
> Use `smart channel --show` to learn more.

Oops, should be `smart channel --help`  or 'smart --help' since the
folks still haven't gotten around to writing a user's guide.

> By the way, back in the FC3 days Dag used to include preconfigured
> channels in his packaging  I'm not certain Dries does that any more.
>
> >
> > --
> > Claude Jones
> > Brunswick, Md, USA
>