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Add/Remove software on FC 6 with Install disc only

I really need some help with and older version of Fedora. I want to add and remove software from my FC_6 i386 DVD install disc.

I'm hanging on to it because I've set it up to run dvd::rip v0.98.7. It took some time getting it to work and I'm old and crepetus and I really don't want to fight with FC11. Not only that my puter is about three years old. Also I've grown quite fond of the release as it does everything I want except allow me to pull software pgms from the install DVD.

I tried following the instruction at the "Linux Windows Install Setup Configuration Project/ install software from Fedora installation DVD" but no luck.

So, I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me or point me in the right direction. I can post a copy of my 'fedora-core.repo' file as needed. Thanks in advance. phil

Exactly how the .repo fil would look like I can't say cuz I use Fedora anymore. But I do remember that you need to set the location of the media like this:

Code:

baseurl=file:///media/cdrom/????

You have to mount the DVD manually every time cuz yum doesn't handle that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ongte (Post 3679901)

Exactly how the .repo fil would look like I can't say cuz I use Fedora anymore. But I do remember that you need to set the location of the media like this:

Code:

baseurl=file:///media/cdrom/????

You have to mount the DVD manually every time cuz yum doesn't handle that.

ongte, thanks for your reply. I tried that approach. First:

Code:

[core]

name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch

baseurl=file:///media/dvd-rom/

#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/

#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=core-$releasever&arch=$basearch

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

and then:

Code:

[core]

name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch

baseurl=file:///media/FC_6 i386 DVD/

#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/

#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=core-$releasever&arch=$basearch

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

"FC_6 i386 DVD" is how nautilus displays the install DVE and it's displayed by terminal as "FC/6 i386 DVD" with spaces. I tried all flavors of the above in the "file" line.

I also unmounted with "# umount /dev/cdrom" and remoundet with "# mount /dev/cdrom /media/dvd-rom/" and "# mount /dev/cdrom /media/FC_6 i386 DVD/" all w/o success. At that point i'd have pulled out my hair except that I don't have any due to chemo treatments (lymphoma).

When I tried to mount the DVD I got the error message

Code:

# mount /dev/cdrom /media/dvd-rom/

mount: mount point /media/dvd-rom/ does not exist"

and:

Code:

# mount /dev/cdrom /media/FC_6 i386 DVD/

Usage: mount -V                : print version

      mount -h                : print this help

      mount                    : list mounted filesystems

      mount -l                : idem, including volume labels

So far the informational part. Next the mounting.

The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.

Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.

      mount -a [-t|-O] ...    : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab

      mount device            : mount device at the known place

      mount directory          : mount known device here

      mount -t type dev dir    : ordinary mount command

Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts

a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.

One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:

      mount --bind olddir newdir

or move a subtree:

      mount --move olddir newdir

One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:

      mount --make-shared dir

      mount --make-slave dir

      mount --make-private dir

      mount --make-unbindable dir

One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree

containing the directory dir:

      mount --make-rshared dir

      mount --make-rslave dir

      mount --make-rprivate dir

      mount --make-runbindable dir

A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,

or by label, using  -L label  or by uuid, using  -U uuid .

Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].

For many more details, say  man 8 mount

The second error message provided too much info. Refer to hair status above.

I'm going to spend some time plowing through the second error message this morning and maybe I can find my way out of this thicket or not.

I've also disabled the 'freshrpms' and 'livna' repos.

Anyway thanks for your and anyone elses help.
phil

I don't know any option to set up a repo with a DVD in Fedora.
( yum relies on <url>repodata/<files>.xml** )
EDIT EDIT : I can see, you solved it, post # 5 ..:)
.. didn't know the repo files were usable ....

.. Please see : man yum
... localinstall can be used for specified packages :
Example ( Fedora 10 )
# yum localinstall \
/media/Fedora\ 10\ i386\ DVD/Packages/<package> <package> <package>

If you want to use the original repo :
.. change the URL's to the "archive" address :
http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pu...ore/6/i386/os/
It works, I have used the 'archive' for Fedora 8, also obsolete.
.....

.. The Dries repo has 4,400 packages for Fedora 6 :
http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/
http://dries.ulyssis.org/rpm/mirrors.html
.....
.....

How about a long term supported version of Fedora 6 ? ?
There are two :
CentOS 5.3 and Scientific Linux SL 5.3, free versions of Redhat
Enterprise Linux EL5, which is based on Fedora 6.
You would probably not notice any difference.
.....

Ah! Ha! the commands:

Code:

# umount /dev/cdrom 

# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom/

mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only

did it. I used the lines:

Code:

baseurl=file:///media/cdrom/

in the fedora-core.repo while still connected to the internets and the 'freshrpms' and 'livna' repos disabled. The mount command placed the contents of the install disk in the '/media/cdrom/' dir. Thank god I don't have any hair to pull out! phil