Yum Command Not Found

Peter_APIIT · 03-18-2007, 03:23 AM

I have Fedora Core 6 installed in my computer. When i switch on my computer, my yum seems have problem. Therefore, i try to type yum install in the terminal and i found out the yum command is not found.

During the boot time, the screen display that the python modules have some problem but i don't know what rpbolem is it.

Thanks in advance for any help or recommendations.

Your help is greatly appreciated by me and others.

jschiwal · 03-18-2007, 04:53 AM

Could it be that you didn't try to run yum as root? Try entering "which yum" and "locate yum".

reddazz · 03-18-2007, 05:38 AM

Can you post the python errors.

Peter_APIIT · 03-19-2007, 12:24 AM

Where is the files for python erros. I don't know where the file located. I will try the above command.

jschiwal · 03-20-2007, 03:20 AM

Look at the dmesg output, the /var/log/messages log and if you have it, /var/log/boot.msg or /var/log/boot.log. I'm assuming that a message during bootup will be logged.

fooks · 03-20-2007, 04:53 AM

Hello,

why do not to check first if yum is installed?

Code:

[fooks@fooks pam.d]$ which yum
/usr/bin/yum

[fooks@fooks pam.d]$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/yum
yum-3.0.3-1.fc6

Peter_APIIT · 03-21-2007, 12:40 AM

Thanks for all your help. I will try the command.

Peter_APIIT · 03-21-2007, 06:42 AM

I have try the above command and i realise that my yum is not isntalled. Thanks for you help. Your help is greatly appreciated by me and others.

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Peter_APIIT · 03-21-2007, 09:55 PM

Please help me. No Yum==No additional software No life.

axelfc · 03-22-2007, 07:43 AM

If you have your installation cd you'll find the yum package in Fedora directory

sudo rpm -hiv yum.****.rpm will install it.

Alternatively you can download it from here http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...s/Fedora/RPMS/

Peter_APIIT · 03-22-2007, 10:04 PM

How to install the rpm yum file from CD/DVD ? I need to moount the DVD and search the file at the DVD. I just guess.

Junior Hacker · 03-23-2007, 02:07 AM

First:

There are two different terminals in FC6, if you go to main menu/system and click on "Terminal", you may not have super user advantages with this terminal. Try issuing commands from the 'Super-user terminal' by going to main menu/system/more_applications/Terminal_Program_Super_User_Mode. I have found that many root commands from the normal terminal will result in the "Command not found" error you ran into. (Probably because I was in the Super User terminal when I set the background to trasparent and selected "Save as default").

Second:
If that does not work, to install from the DVD, change directory into it with this command (just copy & paste it into super_user_terminal if you have 64bit, for 32 bit, replace x86_64 with i586):

cd /media/FC-6\ x86_64\ DVD/Fedora/RPMS/

Then install the correct rpm file with command similar to what axelfc mentioned.
You probably need to install "yum-3.0-6.noarch.rpm, and yum-metadata-parser-xxxxx", replace the xxxxx with what is appropriate.

Peter_APIIT · 03-23-2007, 02:56 AM

I will have a try. Thanks everyone especially Junior Hacker

Peter_APIIT · 03-23-2007, 07:48 PM

Problem solved. By the way, is it when the updates accessing the database, i can commanding the yum again ?

Thanks for your help.

Junior Hacker · 03-23-2007, 08:02 PM

When it is accessing the data base, it can take a while to get the latest lists from all the repos, the more repos you have the longer it can take to get the lists. These lists change once or twice a week, so they have to be re-downloaded when they change, they are "date stamped", when you have the latest lists according to the date stamp, it will be faster.
You should wait until it is finished and the prompt comes back before issuing yum commands.