Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora.

[suvayu ali]

Hi Sandeep,

2009/12/20 sandeep Patel <leosandeep08 at gmail.com>:
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com>
>> 2009/12/20 sandeep Patel <leosandeep08 at gmail.com>:
>> >
>> > Hi Everybody,
>> >                      I have installed Fedora 12 x86_64.And I tried to
>> > update
>> > it.But I found this error:
>> >  Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository:
>> > fedora.
>> >
>>
>> Hi Sandeep,
>> Do you have a connection to the Internet on that specific box? If so,
>> are you behind a proxy?
>>
>
> Yes,i am using a proxy connection.please tell me what is the solution of
> this error?
>

In the [main] section of /etc/yum.conf you need to include a line like this
proxy url://my.proxy/

Check the manpage for yum.conf for more details. `man yum.conf'

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