Unlocatable installed packages (FC3)

majara · 05-20-2005, 02:10 PM

Probably the way to get the programs is not in the PATH. I had the same problem whith insmod, hdparm and others and I solved it.

To see the PATH write in a terminal:
$echo $PATH

You must add several lines at the end of the file /etc/profile. I use gedit as root to do it. The lines to add may be:
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin"
export PATH="$PATH:/sbin"
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/sbin"

In my PATH I have
/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:
/home/majara/bin
Good luck!

misc · 05-21-2005, 05:42 PM

Give an example of what output you see.

LloydM · 05-24-2005, 04:14 AM

misc · 05-25-2005, 07:20 AM

You really need to cut'n'paste original error messages for everything you refer to.

The graphical "Add/Remove Applications" utility is confused by installed updates as it only tracks packages which come with the original distribution. It doesn't know about newer packages supplied as online updates. Don't use it unless you know how to make it work. Use "yum" to install additional packages. The graphical utility will be replaced in the future. Until then, avoid it one machines which have been updated before.

LloydM · 05-26-2005, 01:48 AM

misc · 05-26-2005, 03:46 AM

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Will it work right in FC4?

No. But maybe the replacement package tool "Pup" will enter Fedora Extras before FC5.

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Can I still use the graphical Add/Install tool during initial install

Yes.

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Is using up2date (Red Hat Network tool) compatible with yum?

Yes, provided that you access the same set of package repositories with them. Both tools access the same RPM database.

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I sssume up2date only updates instaleld modules,

Wrong assumption. up2date installs missing packages by default, i.e. "up2date packagename" installs the package if it is not installed already and updates it if it is installed already.

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But can yum update an package previously updated by up2date (and vice versa)?

Yes.

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yum list showed all the "missing" modules except netbpm. I tried yum install netbpm, netbpm-*, and netbpm-progs but I got "No Match for argument: xxx Nothing to do" messages. Is netbmp not a yum-installable module?

Type error? It's called "netpbm" not "netbpm". Further, ask your RPM database of installed packages: rpm --query netpbm or rpm -q 'netpbm*'

LloydM · 05-27-2005, 02:06 AM

misc · 05-27-2005, 04:15 AM

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up2date didn't flag alsa as an available update after I deleted it, I had to reinstall it with yum.

up2date alsa-lib

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rpm --query netpbm* said "package netpbm* is not installed.", but

You forgot the single quotes around netpbm*.

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So if rpm --query finds it, I shouldn't care that I can't install it with yum?

You can install it with yum, but it is installed already. That's what yum's message means to say.