what is yum
Sorry everyone, might be a stupid question though I hope not. What is "yum". As I do research to determine the best approach to upgrade to KDE 3.2, I see reference to yum. I see usage and implementation, but no where, what it is, and a clear description of what it actually does beyond the semi obvious.
And as a newb, I do get frustrated when I see stuff like this:
Login as root. You can use /root/KDE32 as a download directory.
After downloading all the files to /root/kde32, create the yum header files:
# yum-arch -v /root/KDE32
This may make perfect sense to those with a good understanding of linux, but sorry, for me it creates more questions than answers. I know the Linux community is a great community as I have been living in the forums for weeks now. But at times when I read replies, it's like reading a 10 step procedure with a couple steps omitted, fill in the blanks, make your best assumption. I for one need to understand the consequences before I proceed, I don't just do it.
We all knew nothing once, and I want to learn, sorry for rambling.
roadhog
Last edited by Roadhog; 02-09-2004 at 08:02 AM.
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