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Old 09-01-2008, 12:33 AM   #1
vikram_cvk
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unable to install through rpm ..


Hello All,

Just installed FC9 on my laptop. Unable to run the yum tool getting the following error.


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$yum install dia
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mir...ra-9&arch=i386 error was
[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-3, 'Temporary failure in name resolution')>
removing mirrorlist with no valid mirrors: //var/cache/yum/fedora/mirrorlist.txt
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again


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Additionally i want to know how can i add couple of more repositories to the yum tool so that i can install more softwares.
 
Old 09-01-2008, 12:48 AM   #2
w3bd3vil
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I get that error if I am not connected to the internet

Read, to add repos
Quote:
man yum.conf
 
Old 09-01-2008, 01:31 AM   #3
John VV
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First to install something in fedora you NEED to be root and not a normal user
Code:
su -
yum install " program name "
without the ""
 
  


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