yum can not find up2date packages !!

m2azer · 01-03-2005, 08:42 AM

Hello all,

I am using yum to update and install any packages that i want since its very easy and user friendly however i have noticed that some of the packages that i want are outdated. for example:
for yum "firefox0.8" avalible meanwhile there is "firefox1.0"
for yum "gimp 1.2" but there is "gimp 2.2" out there now

my yum conifguration include:
base, dag, freshrpms, updates-released.. so i do have more that defaults source for packages.

thanks for you comments in advance

homey · 01-03-2005, 10:37 AM

It sounds like you have an older version like FC1 . They stop updating after a certian point and move onto the next version of fedora.

m2azer · 01-03-2005, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by homey
It sounds like you have an older version like FC1 . They stop updating after a certian point and move onto the next version of fedora.

yes, i do fc1..
i have another pc with fc3 on but i really feel more familiar and comfortable with fc1 but if you say they don't update it anymore i guess i have to move on.
with fc3 i had a couple of freezes and things just did not work smoothly for me as fc1 thats y i kept using fc1.

I just took a look at the fedora review page and fc1 is getting the best reviews and ratings among all three fedora versions.

Thanks for your reply

homey · 01-03-2005, 11:54 AM

You might have some luck by checking into legacy fedora or similar to see if you can find some site which may help with updates. I haven't really done anything like that as I'm just rolling with the flow. I haven't had much of any problem with FC3 but then I liked FC1 and FC2 also.