repository problems in fedora 9

raj_techie · 06-13-2008, 07:49 AM

hello
i'm using fedora 9
having problems with ADD/REMOVE SOFTWARE
i'm not able to open sogtware packeges in there

the error returned is:

PROBLEM CONNECTING TO SOFTWARE SOURCE.
CANNOT RETRIEVE REPOSITORY METADATA(REPOMD.XML) FOR REPOSITORY:FEDORA.
PLEASE VERIFY IT'S PATH AND TRY AGAIN.

i'll b thankful to anyone who can help.

i'm dying to experience fedora completely.

Dudydoo · 06-13-2008, 08:15 AM

Your system is not configured to access the Internet (or network).

shafty023 · 06-13-2008, 02:38 PM

That's exactly what it sounds like to me. raj_techie, open a shell and type "ping foo.com" without the quotes and see what happens.
Also make sure the network service is running "/sbin/service network start". You could also try "/sbin/ifconfig -a" and make sure you have an IP for your computer.