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hi,
i am new to linux, and i want 2 install fftw and mpi-ch on my machine.
and i have no idea about the cammand line, so can anyone help me out with this.
and please remember i am totally new to this linux OS, so explain it in a simplest way you can
look i have tar files of both the application in my downloads folder please sum one let me know and i guess in the terminal "yum" is not working properly because whenever i run yum it shows up like this,
[root@molsimlab2 tilak]# yum update
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again
[root@molsimlab2 tilak]# yum search fftw
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again
[root@molsimlab2 tilak]#
now what version of fedora is this ?
only fedora 13 & 14 are currently supported .
from your error one or more of a few things might be happening
yum needs the version of "python" in the fedora repo
If YOU installed a different version that WILL kill fedora
or
you did a "upgrade " maybe even skipping a few versions ?
that will break things
or
this is a VERY old version of fedora
fedora 8 and older ???
so before you can install fftw 3 we need to know a few things
what version of fedora is this ?
and was / is it a clean NEW install or a " upgrade"
and i have no idea about the cammand line, so can anyone help me out with this.
.. then ...
its fedora 14 and before there was windows xp
well fedora might not be a good choice for you then .
Almost ALL programs are installed using the terminal , and most things in fedora are debugged or fixed in the terminal
ok i am assuming that firefox is working and it is just yum that is not
and this is a new fresh install of 14
what was the last things you installed ??
if an update then maybe an error occurred , it happens .
look in /var/log/yum.log
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