Installing Kyum

sarrab20 · 04-26-2006, 12:09 AM

can anybody give me detail and step-by-step procedure for installing in kyum in FC5. I am newbie so have no idea about installing software or upgrades in fedora.

BobNutfield · 04-26-2006, 01:57 AM

If you have installed FC5 (full install) you will already have a graphical frontend to YUM. Click Applications>System Tooks>Software Updater. This is what FC5 calls PUP and it basically works the same. You may have to make additional entries in your repositories (places where the software looks for updates). This is a much better tool than Kyum.

Hope this helps.

Bob

BobNutfield · 04-26-2006, 02:01 AM

BTW, if you use KDE eclusively and can't use PUP from Gnome, you can do (from the commandline):

PHP Code:


			
 yum install yumex

Yumex is another graphical frontend to yum which works almost the same way and gives more information.

Bob

rhoekstra · 04-26-2006, 03:30 AM

In my humble opinion, yumex is more advanced than pup... not wanting top step on anyones toes, nor starting a possible flame

, but yumex would be my personal advice

sarrab20 · 07-07-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobNutfield

BTW, if you use KDE eclusively and can't use PUP from Gnome, you can do (from the commandline):

PHP Code:


			
 yum install yumex

Yumex is another graphical frontend to yum which works almost the same way and gives more information.

Bob

i have run the above mentioned command in the shell and it has given the following error:

Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
core [1/4]
Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core

please help

BobNutfield · 07-08-2006, 11:25 AM

It appears that your repositories are not set up properly. These files are found in /etc/yum.repos.d/

Add the following (copy and paste) to the above directory:

Quote:

[core]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/
mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-$releasever
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

[core-debuginfo]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Debug
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

[core-source]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - Source
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/source/SRPMS/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

This will add the core repo source, which is the one which failed. You will want to check that you have the following repos as a minimum:

fedora-core.repo
fedora-development.repo
fedora-extras.repo
fedora-extras-development.repo
fedora-updates.repo
freshrpms.repo
livna.repo

There are instructions on setting up repositories at the Fedora site.

Hope this helps

Bob