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I m not able to download any tool from when i say yum install its giving me this error
$ yum install gcc
Loaded plugins: security
Setting up Install Process
Nothing to do
$ cat /etc/*release*
Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Carthage)
cat: /etc/lsb-release.d: Is a directory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga)
$ uname -a
Linux ip-10-12-195-154 2.6.18-164.0.0.0.1.el5xen #1 SMP Thu Sep 3 00:34:43 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ ls cd /etc/yum.repos.d
ls: cd: No such file or directory
/etc/yum.repos.d:
$ cat cd /etc/yum.repos.d/*
cat: cd: No such file or directory
cat: /etc/yum.repos.d/*: No such file or directory
Aarrgghh; apologies for typo/copy n paste; they should read
Code:
ls /etc/yum.repos.d
cat /etc/yum.repos.d/*
basically listing the repos files defined, then show contents of those files.
(Just noticed EricTRA copied my mistake ... we're only human )
Hi Chris,
Thank God for small reminders that we're still human. Fr*$% copy/paste. Just shows that cutting corners, or at least trying to, is not always a good idea.
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