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When I launch the package updater, I get prompted to login as root, and then it gets stuck on "retrieving update information". An "exception occurred" dialog box appears saying:
Quote:
Component: Software Updater
Summary: TBccefa5c9 yumRepo.py:426:__get:RepoError: failure: repodata/updateinfo.xml.gz from updates: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 659, in ?
main()
File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 655, in main
pup.run()
File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 494, in run
self.doRefresh()
File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 319, in doRefresh
self.populateUpdates()
File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 375, in populateUpdates
self.updateMetadata.add(repo)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/update_md.py", line 227, in add
md = obj.retrieveMD(mdtype)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 615, in retrieveMD
cache=self.http_caching == 'all')
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 426, in __get
raise Errors.RepoError, "failure: %s from %s: %s" % (relative, self.id, e)
RepoError: failure: repodata/updateinfo.xml.gz from updates: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
Local variables in innermost frame:
e: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
start: None
url: None
text: None
self: updates
cache: True
reget: None
relative: repodata/updateinfo.xml.gz
headers: ()
checkfunc: (<bound method YumRepository.checkMD of <yum.yumRepo.YumRepository object at 0x8977b8c>>, ('updateinfo',), {})
copy_local: 1
end: None
local: //var/cache/yum/updates/updateinfo.xml.gz
This looks like a problem with the Fedora software repository and not with my PC, right?
Thanks in advance.
It's sort of both. If you haven't applied any maintenance to your system, you are running the original version of yum from the FC6 installation media, which is buggy. The first thing you need to do is to repeatedly try running (as root):
yum clean all
yum -y update yum
This will install the latest update to the updater itself. Subsequent updates should be easier, as error conditions will be handled better.
It's sort of both. If you haven't applied any maintenance to your system, you are running the original version of yum from the FC6 installation media, which is buggy. The first thing you need to do is to repeatedly try running (as root):
yum clean all
yum -y update yum
This will install the latest update to the updater itself. Subsequent updates should be easier, as error conditions will be handled better.
I entered both those commands into the terminal, thanks!
Looks like the problem was external; the Software Updater component was working today even before I ran those commands.
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