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I can not use yum with online repositories - network not up.
I also tried to make a local repository with the source DVD I have - contains RPM's.
- Could not do it, because I need the 'createrepo', which is normally installed from an online repository
- Went back and re-installed binaries, this time checking any and all packages. The 'createrepo' command still unavailable. Sources not available either.
Seems to me that not including the 'createrepo' command in the default installation is similar to cutting the branch one is sitting on .. how do you fix the network module when you can not access files you need for 'make'?
The only solution I can think of right now is to install an extra network card, one that is already supported by the kernel.
Edit: just checked, on my F8 it's Add/Remove ->Edit->Repos
The option is not present in Fedora 9. It goes like this: Add/Remove sw opens a window with three menus: <System> <Filters> <Help>. Further, the <System> pull-down shows an option about repositories. However, that only open a new window with a list of sources, but no options to alter it.
Looks to me like Fedora 9 has the Add/Remove sw altered heavily, for reasons I can not figure. It is consistent with the absence of 'createrepo' command. I also remember reading that you have to install 'createrepo' from an additional repository - but can not remember if in general or only in Fedora 9.
If you haven't updated your kernel yet, just pop in the dvd while Fedora is running, locate the kernel-devel package on the dvd and double-click on it.
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