web/html/docs/yum generated-index.php, 1.3, 1.4 index.php, 1.3, 1.4 ln-legalnotice.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-acknowledgements.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-managing-packages.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-searching-packages.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-software-management-concepts.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-software-management-tools.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-updating-your-system.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-using-repositories.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-yum-maintenance.php, 1.3, 1.4 sn-yum-proxy-server.php, 1.3, 1.4
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-extras-commits at redhat.com
Mon Aug 29 14:32:38 UTC 2005
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/fedora/web/html/docs/yum
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv31875
Modified Files:
generated-index.php index.php ln-legalnotice.php
sn-acknowledgements.php sn-managing-packages.php
sn-searching-packages.php sn-software-management-concepts.php
sn-software-management-tools.php sn-updating-your-system.php
sn-using-repositories.php sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php
sn-yum-maintenance.php sn-yum-proxy-server.php
Log Message:
Updated yum documentation from CVS to include localinstall errata (#166988)
Index: generated-index.php
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RCS file: /cvs/fedora/web/html/docs/yum/generated-index.php,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- generated-index.php 16 Aug 2005 22:41:32 -0000 1.3
+++ generated-index.php 29 Aug 2005 14:32:36 -0000 1.4
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Index</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> </td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="index"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="generated-index"></a>Index</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="index"><div class="indexdiv"><h3>A</h3><dl><dt>Add/Remove Applications utility, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>Alert Icon, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>automatic updating, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php#sn-automatic-updating">Automatically Updating Your System</a></dt></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>D</h3><dl><dt>dependencies</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-so!
ftware-management-concepts.php#sn-about-dependencies">About Dependencies</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>F</h3><dl><dt>Fedora Extras, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>I</h3><dl><dt>installing software (see software, installing)</dt><dd><dl><dt>from a package (see software, installing from a package)</dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>P</h3><dl><dt>package groups</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">About Repositories</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>packages</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-packages">About Packages</a></dt><dt>hardware compatibility, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names">Understanding Package Names</a></dt><dt>locating, <a href="sn-searching-packages.php">Searching for Packages with yum</a></dt><dt>naming, <a href="sn-softwa!
re-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names">Understanding Pac!
kage N
s</a></dt><dt>software compatibility, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>proxy server, <a href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Using yum with a Proxy Server</a></dt><dt>public keys</dt><dd><dl><dt>adding, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources">Manually Authorizing Package Sources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>R</h3><dl><dt>removing software, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-software">Removing Software with yum</a></dt><dt>repositories</dt><dd><dl><dt>adding to yum, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-adding-repositories">Adding a Repository as a Package Source</a></dt><dt>compatibility, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></dt><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">About Repositories</a></dt><dt>disabling in yum, <a href=!
"sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-removing-sources">Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></dt><dt>finding, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt><dt>removing from yum, <a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-removing-sources">Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>S</h3><dl><dt>searching</dt><dd><dl><dt>for packages, <a href="sn-searching-packages.php">Searching for Packages with yum</a></dt><dt>for repositories, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>software</dt><dd><dl><dt>installing, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-installing-withrepositories">Installing New Software with yum</a></dt><dt>installing from a package, <a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Manually Installing Software</a></dt><dt>removing, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-software">Removing Software with yum</a></dt><dt>updating, <a href="s!
n-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">Upda!
ting S
ware with yum</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>U</h3><dl><dt>up2date, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>updating</dt><dd><dl><dt>full system, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Updating Your System with yum</a></dt><dt>software packages, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">Updating Software with yum</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>Y</h3><dl><dt>yum</dt><dd><dl><dt>cleaning caches, <a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-yum-clearance">Clearing the yum Caches</a></dt><dt>documentation, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>mailing lists, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>man pages, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>software management, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php">Managing Software with yum</a></dt><d!
t>updating full system, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Updating Your System with yum</a></dt><dt>using with a proxy server, <a href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Using yum with a Proxy Server</a></dt><dt>web sites, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> </td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">11. Acknowledgements </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr></table></div>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Index</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> </td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="index"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="generated-index"></a>Index</h2></div></div></div><div class="index"><div class="indexdiv"><h3>A</h3><dl><dt>Add/Remove Applications utility, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>Alert Icon, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>automatic updating, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php#sn-automatic-updating">Automatically Updating Your System</a></dt></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>D</h3><dl><dt>dependencies</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-mana!
gement-concepts.php#sn-about-dependencies">About Dependencies</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>F</h3><dl><dt>Fedora Extras, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>I</h3><dl><dt>installing software (see software, installing)</dt><dd><dl><dt>from a package (see software, installing from a package)</dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>P</h3><dl><dt>package groups</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">About Repositories</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>packages</dt><dd><dl><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-packages">About Packages</a></dt><dt>hardware compatibility, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names">Understanding Package Names</a></dt><dt>locating, <a href="sn-searching-packages.php">Searching for Packages with yum</a></dt><dt>naming, <a href="sn-software-manageme!
nt-concepts.php#sn-package-names">Understanding Package Names<!
/a></d
dt>software compatibility, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>proxy server, <a href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Using yum with a Proxy Server</a></dt><dt>public keys</dt><dd><dl><dt>adding, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources">Manually Authorizing Package Sources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>R</h3><dl><dt>removing software, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-software">Removing Software with yum</a></dt><dt>repositories</dt><dd><dl><dt>adding to yum, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-adding-repositories">Adding a Repository as a Package Source</a></dt><dt>compatibility, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></dt><dt>defined, <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">About Repositories</a></dt><dt>disabling in yum, <a href="sn-yum-mai!
ntenance.php#sn-removing-sources">Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></dt><dt>finding, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt><dt>removing from yum, <a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-removing-sources">Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>S</h3><dl><dt>searching</dt><dd><dl><dt>for packages, <a href="sn-searching-packages.php">Searching for Packages with yum</a></dt><dt>for repositories, <a href="sn-using-repositories.php">Using Other Software Repositories</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>software</dt><dd><dl><dt>installing, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-installing-withrepositories">Installing New Software with yum</a></dt><dt>installing from a package, <a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Manually Installing Software</a></dt><dt>removing, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-software">Removing Software with yum</a></dt><dt>updating, <a href="sn-managing-!
packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">Updating Softwa!
re wit
um</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>U</h3><dl><dt>up2date, <a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></dt><dt>updating</dt><dd><dl><dt>full system, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Updating Your System with yum</a></dt><dt>software packages, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">Updating Software with yum</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="indexdiv"><h3>Y</h3><dl><dt>yum</dt><dd><dl><dt>cleaning caches, <a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-yum-clearance">Clearing the yum Caches</a></dt><dt>documentation, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>mailing lists, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>man pages, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt><dt>software management, <a href="sn-managing-packages.php">Managing Software with yum</a></dt><dt>updating !
full system, <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Updating Your System with yum</a></dt><dt>using with a proxy server, <a href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Using yum with a Proxy Server</a></dt><dt>web sites, <a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">Additional Resources</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> </td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">11. Acknowledgements </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr></table></div>
<?
Index: index.php
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RCS file: /cvs/fedora/web/html/docs/yum/index.php,v
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?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Managing Software with yum</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="yum-software-management"></a>Managing Software with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Stuart</span> <span class="surname">Ellis</span></h3></div></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2005 Stuart Ellis</p></div><div><a href="ln-legalnotice.php">Legal Notice</a></div><div><div class="revhistory"><table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history"><tr><th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><b>Revision History</b>!
</th></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 0.4</td><td align="left">2005-06-01</td><td align="left">StuartEllis</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3">
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="yum-software-management"></a>Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Stuart</span> <span class="surname">Ellis</span></h3></div></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2005 Stuart Ellis</p></div><div><a href="ln-legalnotice.php">Legal Notice</a></div><div><div class="revhistory"><table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history"><tr><th align="left" valign="top" co!
lspan="3"><b>Revision History</b></th></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 0.4</td><td align="left">2005-06-01</td><td align="left">StuartEllis</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3">
<p>
Initial import into CVS.
</p>
@@ -20,64 +20,64 @@
Edited for style and usage; BETA publication.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 1.0</td><td align="left">2005-08-13</td><td align="left">PaulWFrields</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3">
- <p>
- Publish to official project page.
- </p>
- </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-introduction">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-purpose">1.1. Purpose</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-software-management-audience">1.2. Audience</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-software-management-usingdoc">1.3. Using This Document</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">1.4. Additional Resources</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">2. Software Management Concepts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-packages">2.1. About Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">2.2. About Repositories</a>!
</span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-dependencies">2.3. About Dependencies</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names">2.4. Understanding Package Names</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php">4. Managing Software with yum</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-installing-withrepositories">4.1. Installing New Software with yum</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">4.2. Updating Software with yum</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-software">4.3. Removing Software with yum</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect!
ion"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php">5. Searching for Pack!
ages w
yum</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-searching-packages-byname">5.1. Searching by Package Name and Attributes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-searching-packages-advanced">5.2. Advanced Searches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-package-matches">5.3. Understanding Matches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">6. Updating Your System with yum</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-updating-your-system.php#sn-automatic-updating">6.1. Automatically Updating Your System</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php">7. Using Other Software Repositories</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-adding-repositories">7.1. Adding a Repository as a Package Source</a></span></dt><dt><sp!
an class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources">7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">7.3. Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">8. Maintaining yum</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-removing-sources">8.1. Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-yum-clearance">8.2. Clearing the yum Caches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">9. Manually Installing Software</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">10. Using yum with a Proxy Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-acknowledgements.php">11. Acknowledgements</a></span></dt><!
/dl></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage!
"><div
iv><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-introduction"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-purpose"></a>1.1. Purpose</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
+ <p>
+ Publish to official project page.
+ </p>
+ </td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-introduction">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-purpose">1.1. Purpose</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-software-management-audience">1.2. Audience</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-software-management-usingdoc">1.3. Using This Document</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="index.php#sn-yum-additional-resources">1.4. Additional Resources</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">2. Software Management Concepts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-packages">2.1. About Packages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-repositories">2.2. About Repositories</a></sp!
an></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-about-dependencies">2.3. About Dependencies</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names">2.4. Understanding Package Names</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-software-management-tools.php">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php">4. Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-installing-withrepositories">4.1. Installing New Software with <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-updating-withrepositories">4.2. Updating Software with <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-managing-packages.php#sn-yum-removing-softw!
are">4.3. Removing Software with <code class="command">yum</co!
de></a
span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php">5. Searching for Packages with <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-searching-packages-byname">5.1. Searching by Package Name and Attributes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-searching-packages-advanced">5.2. Advanced Searches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-searching-packages.php#sn-package-matches">5.3. Understanding Matches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-updating-your-system.php">6. Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-updating-your-system.php#sn-automatic-updating">6.1. Automatically Updating Your System</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php">7. Using Other Software Repositories</a></!
span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-adding-repositories">7.1. Adding a Repository as a Package Source</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources">7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-compat-repositories">7.3. Understanding Repository Compatibility</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">8. Maintaining <code class="command">yum</code></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-removing-sources">8.1. Disabling or Removing Package Sources</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-maintenance.php#sn-yum-clearance">8.2. Clearing the <code class="command">yum</code> Caches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">9. Manually Installing So!
ftware</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yu!
m-prox
erver.php">10. Using <code class="command">yum</code> with a Proxy Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-acknowledgements.php">11. Acknowledgements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="index"><a href="generated-index.php">Index</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-introduction"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-purpose"></a>1.1. Purpose</h3></div></div></div><p>
This document presents basic concepts of software management on
Fedora systems. It outlines the major functions of
- <tt class="command">yum</tt>, the recommended software management tool
+ <code class="command">yum</code>, the recommended software management tool
for Fedora.
- </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-software-management-audience"></a>1.2. Audience</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-software-management-audience"></a>1.2. Audience</h3></div></div></div><p>
This document is intended for Fedora users of all levels of
experience.
- </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-software-management-usingdoc"></a>1.3. Using This Document</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
- This document is a reference for using <tt class="command">yum</tt>.
+ </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-software-management-usingdoc"></a>1.3. Using This Document</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ This document is a reference for using <code class="command">yum</code>.
You may wish to read some or all of the sections, depending upon
your needs and level of experience. If you are a new user, read
the <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php" title="2. Software Management Concepts">Section 2, “Software Management Concepts”</a>
- before using <tt class="command">yum</tt> for the first time.
+ before using <code class="command">yum</code> for the first time.
Experienced Linux users should start with
- <a href="sn-managing-packages.php" title="4. Managing Software with yum">Section 4, “Managing Software with yum”</a>.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Previous Versions of Fedora"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Previous Versions of Fedora</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ <a href="sn-managing-packages.php" title="4. Managing Software with yum">Section 4, “Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code>”</a>.
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Previous Versions of Fedora"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Previous Versions of Fedora</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This document describes the configuration of
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> on Fedora 4 systems. You must
- perform the additional step described in
+ <code class="command">yum</code> on Fedora 4 systems. You must
+ perform the additional step noted in
<a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources" title="7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources">Section 7.2, “Manually Authorizing Package Sources”</a> to enable
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> on Fedora 3.
+ <code class="command">yum</code> on Fedora 3.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Most of the examples in this document use the package
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>, which is included with Fedora Core. The
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt> package provides an application
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code>, which is included with Fedora Core. The
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code> package provides an application
for remote desktop access. If you install it successfully you
may start the application by choosing
- <span><b class="guimenu">Applications</b></span>-><span><b class="guisubmenu">Internet</b></span>-><span><b class="guimenuitem">Terminal
- Server Client</b></span>. To use the examples,
+ <span><strong class="guimenu">Applications</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guisubmenu">Internet</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guimenuitem">Terminal
+ Server Client</strong></span>. To use the examples,
substitute the name of the relevant package for
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>. The example commands for Fedora
- package groups use the <tt class="filename">MySQL Database</tt>
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code>. The example commands for Fedora
+ package groups use the <code class="filename">MySQL Database</code>
group.
- </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Avoid Logging in with the Root Account"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Avoid Logging in with the Root Account</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Avoid Logging in with the Root Account"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Avoid Logging in with the Root Account</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
You do not need to log in with the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account in
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account in
order to manage your Fedora system. All of the commands shown
in this tutorial that require
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> access will
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> access will
prompt you for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> password. The
- example terminal commands use <tt class="command">su
- <tt class="option">-c</tt></tt> to provide this facility.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-additional-resources"></a>1.4. Additional Resources</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2905502"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2905514"></a><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility has features and options not
- discussed in this document. Read the <tt class="command">man</tt>
- pages for <tt class="command">yum(8)</tt> and
- <tt class="filename">yum.conf(5)</tt> to learn more, using the
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> password. The
+ example terminal commands use <code class="command">su
+ <code class="option">-c</code></code> to provide this facility.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-additional-resources"></a>1.4. Additional Resources</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2566752"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2566764"></a><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility has features and options not
+ discussed in this document. Read the <code class="command">man</code>
+ pages for <code class="command">yum(8)</code> and
+ <code class="filename">yum.conf(5)</code> to learn more, using the
following commands:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>man yum
-man yum.conf</tt></b>
-</pre><a class="indexterm" name="id2905567"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2905579"></a><p>
- Other useful <tt class="command">yum</tt> resources on the Internet
+<strong class="userinput"><code>man yum
+man yum.conf</code></strong>
+</pre><a class="indexterm" name="id2566817"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2566829"></a><p>
+ Other useful <code class="command">yum</code> resources on the Internet
include:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">
Project web site
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Garrett LeSage created the admonition graphics (note, tip, important,
caution, and warning).
- Tommy Reynolds <tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:Tommy.Reynolds at MegaCoder.com">Tommy.Reynolds at MegaCoder.com</a>></tt> created the callout graphics.
+ Tommy Reynolds <code class="email"><<a href="mailto:Tommy.Reynolds at MegaCoder.com">Tommy.Reynolds at MegaCoder.com</a>></code> created the callout graphics.
They all may be freely redistributed with documentation
produced for the Fedora Project.
</p><p>
- yum-software-management-1.0 (2005-08-13)
+ yum-software-management-1.0.2 (2005-08-26)
</p><p>
Red Hat, Red Hat Network, the Red Hat "Shadow Man" logo, RPM, Maximum RPM, the RPM logo, Linux
Library, PowerTools, Linux Undercover, RHmember, RHmember More, Rough Cuts,
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-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">11. Acknowledgements</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="generated-index.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-acknowledgements"></a>11. Acknowledgements</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">11. Acknowledgements</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="generated-index.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-acknowledgements"></a>11. Acknowledgements</h2></div></div></div><p>
Paul Frields edited this document. Timothy Murphy reviewed the
beta release.
- </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="generated-index.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">10. Using yum with a Proxy Server </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Index</td></tr></table></div>
+ </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="generated-index.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">10. Using <code class="command">yum</code> with a Proxy Server </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Index</td></tr></table></div>
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-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">4. Managing Software with yum</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-managing-packages"></a>4. Managing Software with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2906320"></a><p>
- Use the <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility to modify the software on
- your system in three ways:
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">4. Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-managing-packages"></a>4. Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2567583"></a><p>
+ Use the <code class="command">yum</code> utility to modify the software on
+ your system in four ways:
</p><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
- To install new software from repositories or a package file
+ To install new software from package repositories
+ </p></li><li><p>
+ To install new software from an individual package file
</p></li><li><p>
To update existing software on your system
</p></li><li><p>
To remove unwanted software from your system
</p></li></ul></div><p>
- </p><p>
- To use <tt class="command">yum</tt>, specify a function and one or more
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Installing Software from a Package File"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Installing Software from a Package File</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> commands shown in this section use
+ repositories as package sources. Refer to
+ <a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php" title="9. Manually Installing Software">Section 9, “Manually Installing Software”</a> for details of
+ using <code class="command">yum</code> to install software from an
+ individual package file.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div><p>
+ To use <code class="command">yum</code>, specify a function and one or more
packages or package groups. Each section below gives some
examples.
</p><p>
- For each operation, <tt class="command">yum</tt> downloads the latest
+ For each operation, <code class="command">yum</code> downloads the latest
package information from the configured repositories. If your
- system uses a slow network connection <tt class="command">yum</tt> may
+ system uses a slow network connection <code class="command">yum</code> may
require several seconds to download the repository indexes and the
header files for each package.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility searches these data files to
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility searches these data files to
determine the best set of actions to produce the required result,
and displays the transaction for you to approve. The transaction
may include the installation, update, or removal of additional
packages, in order to resolve software dependencies.
</p><div class="example"><a name="yum-transaction-format"></a><p>
This is an example of the transaction for installing
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>:
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code>:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="computeroutput">=============================================================================
+<code class="computeroutput">=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
@@ -52,127 +60,127 @@
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 355 k
-Is this ok [y/N]:</tt>
-</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 1. Format of <tt class="command">yum</tt> Transaction Reports</b></p></div><p>
- Review the list of changes, and then press
- <span><b class="keycap">y</b></span>
- to accept and begin the process. If you press
- <span><b class="keycap">N</b></span>
- or
- <span><b class="keycap">Enter</b></span>
- , <tt class="command">yum</tt> does not download or change any packages.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Package Versions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Package Versions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility only displays and uses the
+Is this ok [y/N]:</code>
+</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 1. Format of <code class="command">yum</code> Transaction Reports</b></p></div><p>
+ Review the list of changes, and then press <span><strong class="keycap">y</strong></span> to
+ accept and begin the process. If you press <span><strong class="keycap">N</strong></span> or
+ <span><strong class="keycap">Enter</strong></span>, <code class="command">yum</code> does not download
+ or change any packages.
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Package Versions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Package Versions</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility only displays and uses the
newest version of each package, unless you specify an older
version.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility imports the repository public
- key if it is not already installed on the <tt class="command">rpm</tt>
- keyring.
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility also imports the repository
+ public key if it is not already installed on the
+ <code class="command">rpm</code> keyring.
</p><div class="example"><a name="yum-publickey-import"></a><p>
This is an example of the public key import:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="computeroutput">warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
+<code class="computeroutput">warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 4f2a6fd2
public key not available for tsclient-0.132-6.i386.rpm
Retrieving GPG key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
Importing GPG key 0x4F2A6FD2 "Fedora Project <fedora at redhat.com>"
-Is this ok [y/N]:</tt>
-</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 2. Format of <tt class="command">yum</tt> Public Key Import</b></p></div><p>
- Check the public key, and then press
- <span><b class="keycap">y</b></span>
- to import the key and authorize the key for use. If you press
- <span><b class="keycap">N</b></span>
- or
- <span><b class="keycap">Enter</b></span>
- , <tt class="command">yum</tt> stops without installing any packages.
- </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Downloads are Cached"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Downloads are Cached</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility keeps downloaded data files
+Is this ok [y/N]:</code>
+</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 2. Format of <code class="command">yum</code> Public Key Import</b></p></div><p>
+ Check the public key, and then press <span><strong class="keycap">y</strong></span> to import
+ the key and authorize the key for use. If you press
+ <span><strong class="keycap">N</strong></span> or <span><strong class="keycap">Enter</strong></span> ,
+ <code class="command">yum</code> stops without installing any packages.
+ </p><p>
+ To ensure that downloaded packages are genuine,
+ <code class="command">yum</code> verifies the digital signature of each
+ package against the public key of the provider. Once all of the
+ packages required for the transaction are successfully downloaded
+ and verified, <code class="command">yum</code> applies them to your system.
+ </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Downloads are Cached"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Downloads are Cached</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility keeps downloaded data files
and packages for reuse. You may copy packages from the
repository cache directories under
- <tt class="filename">/var/cache/yum/</tt>, and use them elsewhere if
+ <code class="filename">/var/cache/yum/</code>, and use them elsewhere if
you wish. If you remove a package from the cache, you do not
affect the copy of the software installed on your system.
- </p></td></tr></table></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-installing-withrepositories"></a>4.1. Installing New Software with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2906777"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2906789"></a><p>
- To install the package <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>, enter the
+ </p></td></tr></table></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-installing-withrepositories"></a>4.1. Installing New Software with <code class="command">yum</code></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2567966"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567978"></a><p>
+ To install the package <code class="filename">tsclient</code>, enter the
command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum install <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum install <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
</p><p>
- To install the package group <tt class="filename">MySQL
- Database</tt>, enter the command:
+ To install the package group <code class="filename">MySQL
+ Database</code>, enter the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum groupinstall "<i class="replaceable"><tt>MySQL Database</tt></i>"'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum groupinstall "<em class="replaceable"><code>MySQL Database</code></em>"'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
- </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: New Services Require Activation"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">New Services Require Activation</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: New Services Require Activation"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">New Services Require Activation</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
When you install a service, Fedora does not activate or start
it. To configure a new service to run on bootup, choose
- <span><b class="guimenu">Desktop</b></span>-><span><b class="guisubmenu">System
- Settings</b></span>-><span><b class="guisubmenu">Server Settings</b></span>-><span><b class="guimenuitem">Services</b></span>, or use the
- <tt class="command">chkconfig</tt> and <tt class="command">service</tt>
+ <span><strong class="guimenu">Desktop</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guisubmenu">System
+ Settings</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guisubmenu">Server Settings</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guimenuitem">Services</strong></span>, or use the
+ <code class="command">chkconfig</code> and <code class="command">service</code>
command-line utilities.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-updating-withrepositories"></a>4.2. Updating Software with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2906950"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2906962"></a><p>
- To update the <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt> package to the
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-updating-withrepositories"></a>4.2. Updating Software with <code class="command">yum</code></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568139"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2568151"></a><p>
+ To update the <code class="filename">tsclient</code> package to the
latest version, type:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum update <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum update <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
- </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: New Software Versions Require Reloading"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">New Software Versions Require Reloading</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: New Software Versions Require Reloading"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">New Software Versions Require Reloading</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
If a piece of software is in use when you update it, the old
version remains active until the application or service is
restarted. Kernel updates take effect when you reboot the
system.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
To update all of the packages in the package group
- <tt class="filename">MySQL Database</tt>, enter the command:
+ <code class="filename">MySQL Database</code>, enter the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum groupupdate "<i class="replaceable"><tt>MySQL Database</tt></i>"'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum groupupdate "<em class="replaceable"><code>MySQL Database</code></em>"'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Updating the Entire System"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Updating the Entire System</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Updating the Entire System"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Updating the Entire System</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
To update all of the packages on your Fedora system, use the
commands described in
- <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php" title="6. Updating Your System with yum">Section 6, “Updating Your System with yum”</a>.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-removing-software"></a>4.3. Removing Software with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907102"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2907111"></a><p>
- To remove software, <tt class="command">yum</tt> examines your system
+ <a href="sn-updating-your-system.php" title="6. Updating Your System with yum">Section 6, “Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code>”</a>.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-removing-software"></a>4.3. Removing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568290"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2568299"></a><p>
+ To remove software, <code class="command">yum</code> examines your system
for both the specified software, and any software which claims
it as a dependency. The transaction to remove the software
deletes both the software and the dependencies.
</p><p>
- To remove the <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt> package from your
+ To remove the <code class="filename">tsclient</code> package from your
system, use the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum remove <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum remove <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
</p><p>
To remove all of the packages in the package group
- <tt class="filename">MySQL Database</tt>, enter the command:
+ <code class="filename">MySQL Database</code>, enter the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum groupremove "<i class="replaceable"><tt>MySQL Database</tt></i>"'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum groupremove "<em class="replaceable"><code>MySQL Database</code></em>"'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Data and Configuration File Retention"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Data and Configuration File Retention</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Data and Configuration File Retention"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Data and Configuration File Retention</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The removal process leaves user data in place but may remove
- configuration files in some cases. If a package removal does
+ configuration files in some cases. If a package removal does
not include the configuration file, and you reinstall the
package later, it may reuse the old configuration file.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 5. Searching for Packages with yum</td></tr></table></div>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 5. Searching for Packages with <code class="command">yum</code></td></tr></table></div>
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@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">5. Searching for Packages with yum</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-searching-packages"></a>5. Searching for Packages with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907246"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2907258"></a><p>
- Use the search features of <tt class="command">yum</tt> to find software
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">5. Searching for Packages with <code class="command">yum</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-searching-packages"></a>5. Searching for Packages with <code class="command">yum</code></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568434"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2568446"></a><p>
+ Use the search features of <code class="command">yum</code> to find software
that is available from the configured repositories, or already
installed on your system. Searches automatically include both
installed and available packages.
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
The format of the results depends upon the option. If the query
produces no information, there are no packages matching the
criteria.
- </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-searching-packages-byname"></a>5.1. Searching by Package Name and Attributes</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
+ </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-searching-packages-byname"></a>5.1. Searching by Package Name and Attributes</h3></div></div></div><p>
To search for a specific package by name, use the
- <tt class="option">list</tt> function. To search for the package
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>, use the command:
+ <code class="option">list</code> function. To search for the package
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code>, use the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum list <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum list <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
</p><p>
To make your queries more precise, specify packages with a name
@@ -32,74 +32,74 @@
architecture. To search for version 0.132 of the application,
use the command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum list <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient-0.132</tt></i>'</tt></b>
-</pre><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Valid Package Attributes"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Valid Package Attributes</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum list <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient-0.132</code></em>'</code></strong>
+</pre><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Valid Package Attributes"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Valid Package Attributes</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Refer to <a href="sn-software-management-concepts.php#sn-package-names" title="2.4. Understanding Package Names">Section 2.4, “Understanding Package Names”</a> for information
on package name formats and the attributes that they include.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-searching-packages-advanced"></a>5.2. Advanced Searches</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-searching-packages-advanced"></a>5.2. Advanced Searches</h3></div></div></div><p>
If you do not know the name of the package, use the
- <tt class="option">search</tt> or <tt class="option">provides</tt> options.
+ <code class="option">search</code> or <code class="option">provides</code> options.
Alternatively, use wild cards or regular expressions with any
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> search option to broaden the search
+ <code class="command">yum</code> search option to broaden the search
critieria.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="option">search</tt> option checks the names,
+ The <code class="option">search</code> option checks the names,
descriptions, summaries and listed package maintainers of all of
the available packages to find those that match. For example, to
search for all packages that relate to PalmPilots, type:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum search <i class="replaceable"><tt>PalmPilot</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum search <em class="replaceable"><code>PalmPilot</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account when
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account when
prompted.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="option">provides</tt> function checks both the files
+ The <code class="option">provides</code> function checks both the files
included in the packages and the functions that the software
- provides. This option requires <tt class="command">yum</tt> to
+ provides. This option requires <code class="command">yum</code> to
download and read much larger index files than with the
- <tt class="option">search</tt> option.
+ <code class="option">search</code> option.
</p><p>
To search for all packages that include files called
- <tt class="filename">libneon</tt>, type:
+ <code class="filename">libneon</code>, type:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum provides <i class="replaceable"><tt>libneon</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum provides <em class="replaceable"><code>libneon</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
To search for all packages that either provide a MTA (Mail
Transport Agent) service, or include files with
- <tt class="filename">mta</tt> in their name:
+ <code class="filename">mta</code> in their name:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum provides <i class="replaceable"><tt>MTA</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum provides <em class="replaceable"><code>MTA</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
For each command, at the prompt enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account.
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account.
</p><p>
Use the standard wildcard characters to run any search option
- with a partial word or name: <tt class="option">?</tt> to represent any
- one character, and <tt class="option">*</tt> to mean zero or more
- characters. Always add the escape character (<tt class="option">\</tt>)
+ with a partial word or name: <code class="option">?</code> to represent any
+ one character, and <code class="option">*</code> to mean zero or more
+ characters. Always add the escape character (<code class="option">\</code>)
before wildcards.
</p><p>
- To <tt class="option">list</tt> all packages with names that begin with
- <tt class="filename">tsc</tt>, type:
+ To <code class="option">list</code> all packages with names that begin with
+ <code class="filename">tsc</code>, type:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum list <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsc\*</tt></i>'</tt></b>
-</pre><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Regular Expressions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Regular Expressions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum list <em class="replaceable"><code>tsc\*</code></em>'</code></strong>
+</pre><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Regular Expressions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Regular Expressions</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Use Perl or Python regular expressions to carry out more
complex queries.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-package-matches"></a>5.3. Understanding Matches</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>
- Searches with <tt class="command">yum</tt> show all of the packages
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-package-matches"></a>5.3. Understanding Matches</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ Searches with <code class="command">yum</code> show all of the packages
that match your criteria. Packages must meet the terms of the
search exactly to be considered matches, unless you use
wildcards or a regular expression.
</p><p>
- For example, a search query for <tt class="filename">shadowutils</tt>
- or <tt class="filename">shadow-util</tt> would not produce the
- package <tt class="filename">shadow-utils</tt>. This package would
+ For example, a search query for <code class="filename">shadowutils</code>
+ or <code class="filename">shadow-util</code> would not produce the
+ package <code class="filename">shadow-utils</code>. This package would
match and be shown if the query was
- <tt class="filename">shadow-util\?</tt>, or
- <tt class="filename">shadow\*</tt>.
- </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">4. Managing Software with yum </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 6. Updating Your System with yum</td></tr></table></div>
+ <code class="filename">shadow-util\?</code>, or
+ <code class="filename">shadow\*</code>.
+ </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">4. Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 6. Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code></td></tr></table></div>
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?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">2. Software Management Concepts</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-software-management-concepts"></a>2. Software Management Concepts</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-packages"></a>2.1. About Packages</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2905704"></a><p>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">2. Software Management Concepts</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-software-management-concepts"></a>2. Software Management Concepts</h2></div></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-packages"></a>2.1. About Packages</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2566955"></a><p>
Fedora software and documentation is supplied in the form of
- files called RPM <i class="firstterm">packages</i>. Each package
+ files called RPM <em class="firstterm">packages</em>. Each package
is a compressed archive containing product information, program
files, icons, documentation and management scripts. Management
applications use these files to safely locate, install, update
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
</p><p>
Packages also include a digital signature to prove their source.
Software management utilities verify this digital signature by
- using a GPG <i class="firstterm">public key</i>. The
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> and <tt class="command">rpm</tt> utilities
- share a common <i class="firstterm">keyring</i> that stores all of
+ using a GPG <em class="firstterm">public key</em>. The
+ <code class="command">yum</code> and <code class="command">rpm</code> utilities
+ share a common <em class="firstterm">keyring</em> that stores all of
the public keys for approved package sources. The system
administrator configures these approved package sources.
- </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-repositories"></a>2.2. About Repositories</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2843661"></a><p>
- A <i class="firstterm">repository</i> is a prepared directory or
+ </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-repositories"></a>2.2. About Repositories</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2567025"></a><p>
+ A <em class="firstterm">repository</em> is a prepared directory or
web site that contains software packages and index files.
- Software management utilities such as <tt class="command">yum</tt>
+ Software management utilities such as <code class="command">yum</code>
automatically locate and obtain the correct RPM packages from
these repositories. This method frees you from having to
manually find and install new applications or updates. You may
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
Updated versions of Fedora Core software
</p></li><li><p>
A large selection of additional software, known as Fedora Extras
- </p></li></ul></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Previous Versions of Fedora"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Previous Versions of Fedora</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p></li></ul></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Previous Versions of Fedora"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Previous Versions of Fedora</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Fedora 4 automatically supports all three
repositories. You must manually configure Fedora 3 systems to
use Fedora Extras, as noted in
<a href="sn-using-repositories.php" title="7. Using Other Software Repositories">Section 7, “Using Other Software Repositories”</a>.
- </p></td></tr></table></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: All Fedora Packages are Open Source Software"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">All Fedora Packages are Open Source Software</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: All Fedora Packages are Open Source Software"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">All Fedora Packages are Open Source Software</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
All of the software provided by the Fedora Project is open source
software. You may download and install software from the Fedora Project
network of repositories on as many systems as desired.
@@ -56,72 +56,72 @@
their Fedora compatible packages. To learn how to configure your
Fedora system to use third-party repositories, read
<a href="sn-using-repositories.php" title="7. Using Other Software Repositories">Section 7, “Using Other Software Repositories”</a>.
- </p><a class="indexterm" name="id2843776"></a><p>
- You may also use the <i class="firstterm">package groups</i>
+ </p><a class="indexterm" name="id2520508"></a><p>
+ You may also use the <em class="firstterm">package groups</em>
provided by the Fedora repositories to manage related packages as
sets. Some third-party repositories add packages to these
groups, or provide their packages as additional groups.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Available Package Groups"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Available Package Groups</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Available Package Groups"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Available Package Groups</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
To view a list of all of the available package groups for your
- Fedora system, run the command <tt class="command">su -c 'yum
- grouplist'</tt>.
+ Fedora system, run the command <code class="command">su -c 'yum
+ grouplist'</code>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Use repositories to ensure that you always receive current
versions of software. If several versions of the same package
are available, your management utility automatically selects the
latest version.
- </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Installing Software not from a Repository"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Installing Software not from a Repository</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Installing Software not from a Repository"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Installing Software not from a Repository</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Install software using manual methods only when you are
confident there is no repository which can currently provide
it. You may have to manage that software with manual methods,
instead of with Fedora software management utilities.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> commands shown in this document use
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> commands shown in this document use
repositories as package sources. Refer to
<a href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php" title="9. Manually Installing Software">Section 9, “Manually Installing Software”</a> for details of
- using <tt class="command">yum</tt> to install software from a
+ using <code class="command">yum</code> to install software from a
package file.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-dependencies"></a>2.3. About Dependencies</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2844970"></a><p>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-about-dependencies"></a>2.3. About Dependencies</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2520615"></a><p>
Some of the files installed on a Fedora distribution are
- <i class="firstterm">libraries</i> which may provide functions to
+ <em class="firstterm">libraries</em> which may provide functions to
multiple applications. When an application requires a specific
library, the package which contains that library is a
- <i class="firstterm">dependency</i>. To properly install a
+ <em class="firstterm">dependency</em>. To properly install a
package, Fedora must first satisfy its dependencies. The
dependency information for a RPM package is stored within the
RPM file.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility uses package dependency data
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility uses package dependency data
to ensure that all of requirements for an application are met
during installation. It automatically installs the packages for
any dependencies not already present on your system. If a new
application has requirements that conflict with existing
- software, <tt class="command">yum</tt> aborts without making any
+ software, <code class="command">yum</code> aborts without making any
changes to your system.
- </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-package-names"></a>2.4. Understanding Package Names</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2845032"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2845045"></a><p>
+ </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-package-names"></a>2.4. Understanding Package Names</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2520678"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2520691"></a><p>
Each package file has a long name that indicates several key
pieces of information. This is the full name of the
- <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt> package supplied with Fedora Core:
+ <code class="filename">tsclient</code> package supplied with Fedora Core:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="filename">tsclient-0.132-6.i386.rpm</tt>
+<code class="filename">tsclient-0.132-6.i386.rpm</code>
</pre><p>
Management utilities commonly refer to packages with one of
three formats:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
- Package name: <tt class="filename">tsclient</tt>
+ Package name: <code class="filename">tsclient</code>
</p></li><li><p>
Package name with version and release numbers:
- <tt class="filename">tsclient-0.132-6</tt>
+ <code class="filename">tsclient-0.132-6</code>
</p></li><li><p>
Package name with hardware architecture:
- <tt class="filename">tsclient.i386</tt>
+ <code class="filename">tsclient.i386</code>
</p></li></ul></div><p>
- For clarity, <tt class="command">yum</tt> lists packages in the format
- <tt class="filename">name.architecture</tt>. Repositories also
- commonly store packages in separate directories by architecture.
- In each case, the hardware architecture specified for the
- package is the <span class="emphasis"><em>minimum</em></span> type of machine
- required to use the package.
+ For clarity, <code class="command">yum</code> lists packages in the format
+ <code class="filename">name.architecture</code>. Repositories also
+ commonly store packages in separate directories by architecture.
+ In each case, the hardware architecture specified for the
+ package is the <span class="emphasis"><em>minimum</em></span> type of machine
+ required to use the package.
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">
i386
</span></dt><dd><p>
@@ -143,35 +143,35 @@
</p></dd></dl></div><p>
Some software may be optimized for particular types of
Intel-compatible machine. Separate packages may be provided for
- <tt class="option">i386</tt>, <tt class="option">i586</tt>,
- <tt class="option">i686</tt> and <tt class="option">x86_64</tt> computers. A
+ <code class="option">i386</code>, <code class="option">i586</code>,
+ <code class="option">i686</code> and <code class="option">x86_64</code> computers. A
machine with at least an Intel Pentium, VIA C3 or compatible CPU
- may use <tt class="option">i586</tt> packages. Computers with an Intel
+ may use <code class="option">i586</code> packages. Computers with an Intel
Pentium Pro and above, or a current model of AMD chip, may use
- <tt class="option">i686</tt> packages.
+ <code class="option">i686</code> packages.
</p><p>
- Use the short name of the package for <tt class="command">yum</tt>
- commands. This causes <tt class="command">yum</tt> to automatically
+ Use the short name of the package for <code class="command">yum</code>
+ commands. This causes <code class="command">yum</code> to automatically
select the most recent package in the repositories that matches
the hardware architecture of your computer.
</p><p>
Specify a package with other name formats to override the
- default behavior and force <tt class="command">yum</tt> to use the
+ default behavior and force <code class="command">yum</code> to use the
package that matches that version or architecture. Only override
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> when you know that the default package
+ <code class="command">yum</code> when you know that the default package
selection has a bug or other fault that makes it unsuitable for
installation.
- </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Package Names"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Package Names</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Package Names"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Package Names</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
You may use any of the following formats to specify a package
- in a <tt class="command">yum</tt> operation:
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>name</tt></i>,
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>name.architecture</tt></i>,
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>name-version</tt></i>,
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>name-version-release</tt></i>,
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>name-version-release.architecture</tt></i>,
+ in a <code class="command">yum</code> operation:
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>,
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>name.architecture</code></em>,
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>name-version</code></em>,
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>name-version-release</code></em>,
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>name-version-release.architecture</code></em>,
and
- <i class="replaceable"><tt>epoch:name-version-release.architecture</tt></i>.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Managing Software with yum </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</td></tr></table></div>
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>epoch:name-version-release.architecture</code></em>.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-software-management-tools.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</td></tr></table></div>
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-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-software-management-tools"></a>3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2906134"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2906142"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2906151"></a><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility is a complete software
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-software-management-tools"></a>3. Software Management Tools in Fedora Core</h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2567396"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567405"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567414"></a><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> utility is a complete software
management system. Fedora Core also includes other several other
- applications that can supplement <tt class="command">yum</tt>.
+ applications that can supplement <code class="command">yum</code>.
</p><p>
- On your desktop is an <span><b class="application">Alert Icon</b></span> that
+ On your desktop is an <span><strong class="application">Alert Icon</strong></span> that
keeps you informed about package updates. Until your system is
updated the icon appears as a red circle with a flashing
exclamation mark. The Alert Icon is part of the
- <span><b class="application">up2date</b></span> application, which enables you
+ <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> application, which enables you
to easily install system updates.
</p><p>
Fedora Core also includes
- <span><b class="application">system-config-packages</b></span>. To run this
- application from the graphical interface, select <span><b class="guimenu">Desktop</b></span>-><span><b class="guisubmenu">System
- Settings</b></span>-><span><b class="guimenuitem">Add/Remove
- Applications</b></span>. Unlike
- <span><b class="application">up2date</b></span> and <tt class="command">yum</tt>,
- <span><b class="application">system-config-packages</b></span> installs
+ <span><strong class="application">system-config-packages</strong></span>. To run this
+ application from the graphical interface, select <span><strong class="guimenu">Desktop</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guisubmenu">System
+ Settings</strong></span>-><span><strong class="guimenuitem">Add/Remove
+ Applications</strong></span>. Unlike
+ <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> and <code class="command">yum</code>,
+ <span><strong class="application">system-config-packages</strong></span> installs
software packages from your Fedora Core installation discs only, and does
not use repositories. This application is used on systems that do
not have a network connection.
</p><p>
- The <tt class="command">rpm</tt> command-line utility has many functions
+ The <code class="command">rpm</code> command-line utility has many functions
for working with individual RPM packages. You may use it to
manually install and remove packages from your system. If you
- install software with the <tt class="command">rpm</tt> utility, you must
+ install software with the <code class="command">rpm</code> utility, you must
manually check and install any dependencies. For this reason,
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> is the recommended method for installing
+ <code class="command">yum</code> is the recommended method for installing
software.
- </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Current Package Versions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Current Package Versions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- The <span><b class="application">up2date</b></span> and
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> utilities ensure that you have the most
+ </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Current Package Versions"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Current Package Versions</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ The <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> and
+ <code class="command">yum</code> utilities ensure that you have the most
recent version of software packages. Other methods do not
guarantee that the packages are current.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">2. Software Management Concepts </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 4. Managing Software with yum</td></tr></table></div>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-software-management-concepts.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-managing-packages.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">2. Software Management Concepts </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 4. Managing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></td></tr></table></div>
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-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">6. Updating Your System with yum</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-updating-your-system"></a>6. Updating Your System with <tt class="command">yum</tt></h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907675"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2907687"></a><p>
- Use the <tt class="option">update</tt> option to upgrade all of your
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">6. Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-updating-your-system"></a>6. Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568862"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2568874"></a><p>
+ Use the <code class="option">update</code> option to upgrade all of your
Fedora system software to the latest version with one operation.
</p><p>
To perform a full system update, type this command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum update'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum update'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> password.
- </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-automatic-updating"></a>6.1. Automatically Updating Your System</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907748"></a><p>
- The <tt class="filename">yum</tt> package supplied with Fedora Core includes
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> password.
+ </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-automatic-updating"></a>6.1. Automatically Updating Your System</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568934"></a><p>
+ The <code class="filename">yum</code> package supplied with Fedora Core includes
scripts to perform full system updates every day. To activate
automatic daily updates, enter this command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c '/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 yum on; /sbin/service yum start'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c '/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 yum on; /sbin/service yum start'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: How Daily Updates are Run"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">How Daily Updates are Run</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- There is no separate <tt class="command">yum</tt> service that runs
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account.
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: How Daily Updates are Run"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">How Daily Updates are Run</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ There is no separate <code class="command">yum</code> service that runs
on your system. The command given above enables the control
- script <tt class="filename">/etc/rc.d/init.d/yum</tt>. This control
+ script <code class="filename">/etc/rc.d/init.d/yum</code>. This control
script activates the script
- <tt class="filename">/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron</tt>, which causes
- the <tt class="command">cron</tt> service to perform the system
- update automatically each day.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">5. Searching for Packages with yum </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 7. Using Other Software Repositories</td></tr></table></div>
+ <code class="filename">/etc/cron.daily/yum.cron</code>, which causes
+ the <code class="command">cron</code> service to perform the system
+ update automatically at 4am each day.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-searching-packages.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">5. Searching for Packages with <code class="command">yum</code> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 7. Using Other Software Repositories</td></tr></table></div>
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?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">7. Using Other Software Repositories</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-using-repositories"></a>7. Using Other Software Repositories</h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907845"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2907854"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2907867"></a><p>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">7. Using Other Software Repositories</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-using-repositories"></a>7. Using Other Software Repositories</h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569032"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569041"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569053"></a><p>
Fedora systems automatically use the Fedora Project repositories. These
include Fedora Extras, the default source of packages for software that is
not included with Fedora Core.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Fedora Extras Repositories for Previous Versions of Fedora Core"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Fedora Extras Repositories for Previous Versions of Fedora Core</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Fedora Extras Repositories for Previous Versions of Fedora Core"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Fedora Extras Repositories for Previous Versions of Fedora Core</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
You must manually configure Fedora 3 systems to use Fedora Extras, using
the instructions at
<a href="http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/extras/" target="_top">http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/extras/</a>. For
additional packages for Fedora 1 and Fedora 2, refer to
<a href="http://www.fedora.us/" target="_top">http://www.fedora.us/</a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
- If the Fedora Project does not provide a specific software package, the
- manufacturer of the software may provide or recommend a separate
- repository. Members of the community also maintain repositories to
- provide packages for Fedora systems. Third-party repositories
- provide information on their web sites.
- </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-adding-repositories"></a>7.1. Adding a Repository as a Package Source</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2907931"></a><p>
+ If the Fedora Project does not supply packages for a product, the
+ manufacturer may provide or recommend a separate repository.
+ Members of the community also maintain repositories to provide
+ packages for Fedora systems. For example,
+ <a href="http://www.jpackage.org/" target="_top">http://www.jpackage.org/</a> distributes popular Java
+ software as packages.
+ </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-adding-repositories"></a>7.1. Adding a Repository as a Package Source</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569121"></a><p>
To add an extra repository, place a definition file in the
- <tt class="filename">/etc/yum.repos.d/</tt> directory on your system.
+ <code class="filename">/etc/yum.repos.d/</code> directory on your system.
Package providers make the definition files for their
repositories available on their web sites.
- </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Definition File Extension"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Definition File Extension</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Definition File Extension"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Definition File Extension</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The names of repository definition files end with
- <tt class="filename">.repo</tt>.
+ <code class="filename">.repo</code>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
- You must have <tt class="systemitem">root</tt>
+ You must have <code class="systemitem">root</code>
access to add a file to the definitions directory. To copy the
- definition file <tt class="filename">example.repo</tt>, type this
+ definition file <code class="filename">example.repo</code>, type this
command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'cp example.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'cp example.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account.
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account.
</p><p>
The configuration file for each repository should include a
- <tt class="command">gpgkey</tt> setting. This setting specifies the
+ <code class="command">gpgkey</code> setting. This setting specifies the
location of a public key that verifies the packages provided by
that repository. This public key is automatically imported the
first time that you install software from the repository. If the
configuration file provided does not include this setting, refer
to <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources" title="7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources">Section 7.2, “Manually Authorizing Package Sources”</a>.
- </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Repositories and up2date Channels"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Repositories and up2date Channels</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- Starting with Fedora 4, <tt class="command">yum</tt> repositories are
- automatically used as <span><b class="application">up2date</b></span>
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Repositories and up2date Channels"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Repositories and <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> Channels</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ Starting with Fedora 4, <code class="command">yum</code> repositories are
+ automatically used as <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span>
channels. On Fedora 3 and earlier systems, you must manually
- configure <span><b class="application">up2date</b></span> to use these
+ configure <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> to use these
channels. To do so, edit the
- <tt class="filename">/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources</tt> file.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-authorizing-package-sources"></a>7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908096"></a><p>
- To manually add a public key to your <tt class="command">rpm</tt>
- keyring, use the <tt class="option">import</tt> feature of the
- <tt class="command">rpm</tt> utility. To import the file
- <tt class="filename">GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</tt>, type the following
+ <code class="filename">/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources</code> file.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-authorizing-package-sources"></a>7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569286"></a><p>
+ To manually add a public key to your <code class="command">rpm</code>
+ keyring, use the <code class="option">import</code> feature of the
+ <code class="command">rpm</code> utility. To import the file
+ <code class="filename">GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</code>, type the following
command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'rpm --import <i class="replaceable"><tt>GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'rpm --import <em class="replaceable"><code>GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the password for the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account.
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> account.
</p><p>
You may also import public keys directly from a web site. For
- example, to import the file <tt class="filename">GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</tt>
- on the web site <i class="wordasword">www.therepository.com</i>
+ example, to import the file <code class="filename">GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</code>
+ on the web site <em class="wordasword">www.therepository.com</em>
use this command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'rpm --import <i class="replaceable"><tt>http://www.therepository.com/GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'rpm --import <em class="replaceable"><code>http://www.therepository.com/GPG-PUB-KEY.asc</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> password.
- </p><p>
- You must manually import all public keys on Fedora 3 and earlier
- systems. This includes the Fedora public key. To import the Fedora
- public key on Fedora 3, type this command:
- </p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora'</tt></b>
-</pre><p>
- At the prompt, enter the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> password.
- </p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-compat-repositories"></a>7.3. Understanding Repository Compatibility</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908250"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2908262"></a><p>
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> password.
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Importing the Fedora Key on Fedora 3"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Importing the Fedora Key on Fedora 3</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ To add the Fedora public key to the <code class="command">rpm</code>
+ keyring on Fedora 3 systems, run the command <code class="command">su -c
+ 'rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora'</code>.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-compat-repositories"></a>7.3. Understanding Repository Compatibility</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569433"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569446"></a><p>
The Fedora Extras repository provides packages which are built to the
same standards as Fedora Core packages. Third-party packages should be
compatible with these Fedora Project packages, unless the provider
@@ -95,27 +91,31 @@
Always read the web site of the repository for information on
package compatibility before you add it as a package source.
Separate repository providers may offer different and
- incompatible versions of the same software. In some cases,
- third-party repositories may also include alternative packages
- for software provided by Fedora Project repositories that are not
- compatible with other Fedora packages.
- </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Incompatible Repositories"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Incompatible Repositories</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- If you use incompatible repositories <tt class="command">yum</tt>
- operations may fail.
+ incompatible versions of the same software. Third-party
+ repositories may also provide alternative packages for software
+ that is included in Fedora repositories.
+ </p><p>
+ Alternative packages may contain versions of the software that
+ function differently from the version in the Fedora Project packages.
+ Determine the benefits and potential incompatibilities before
+ replacing Fedora Project packages with alternative versions.
+ </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Incompatible Repositories"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Incompatible Repositories</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ If you configure your system to use incompatible repositories
+ <code class="command">yum</code> operations may fail.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Packages built for one version of Fedora are usually not
compatible with other versions of Fedora. The web site of the
provider should specifically state which versions of Fedora they
support.
- </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Old Versions of yum and Current Repositories"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Old Versions of yum and Current Repositories</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip: Old Versions of yum and Current Repositories"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="./stylesheet-images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Old Versions of <code class="command">yum</code> and Current Repositories</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The data format for repository indexes changed with version
- 2.1 of <tt class="command">yum</tt>. This was the version supplied
+ 2.1 of <code class="command">yum</code>. This was the version supplied
with Fedora 3. Repository providers should specify the versions
of Fedora that they support. To confirm that an unlabeled
repository is compatible with current versions of
- <tt class="command">yum</tt>, check that it has a sub-directory
- called <tt class="filename">repodata/</tt>.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">6. Updating Your System with yum </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 8. Maintaining yum</td></tr></table></div>
+ <code class="command">yum</code>, check that it has a sub-directory
+ called <code class="filename">repodata/</code>.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-updating-your-system.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">6. Updating Your System with <code class="command">yum</code> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 8. Maintaining <code class="command">yum</code></td></tr></table></div>
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@@ -7,31 +7,41 @@
?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">9. Manually Installing Software</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-installing-frompackage"></a>9. Manually Installing Software</h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908681"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2908697"></a><p>
- Use repositories and the standard <tt class="command">yum</tt> commands
- to install new software, unless the software is only available as
- a package. In these cases, use the <tt class="option">localinstall</tt>
- function to install the software from the package file. The
- <tt class="option">localinstall</tt> function does not connect to any
- repository.
- </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Public Key is Required"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Public Key is Required</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">9. Manually Installing Software</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-installing-frompackage"></a>9. Manually Installing Software</h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569872"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569887"></a><p>
+ Use repositories and the standard <code class="command">yum</code> commands
+ to locate and install new software, unless the software package is
+ not available from any repository. In these cases, use the
+ <code class="option">localinstall</code> function to install the software
+ from the package file.
+ </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Public Key is Required"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Public Key is Required</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Ensure that the public key for the package source has been
- imported before you install a package without a repository.
- Refer to <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources" title="7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources">Section 7.2, “Manually Authorizing Package Sources”</a>.
+ imported before you install a package without a repository.
+ Refer to <a href="sn-using-repositories.php#sn-authorizing-package-sources" title="7.2. Manually Authorizing Package Sources">Section 7.2, “Manually Authorizing Package Sources”</a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Enter this command to install the package
- <tt class="filename">tsclient-0.132-4.i386.rpm</tt>:
+ <code class="filename">tsclient-0.132-4.i386.rpm</code>:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum localinstall <i class="replaceable"><tt>tsclient-0.132-4.i386.rpm</tt></i>'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum localinstall <em class="replaceable"><code>tsclient-0.132-4.i386.rpm</code></em>'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the
- <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> password.
- </p><div class="important" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Important: Meeting Dependencies"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="./stylesheet-images/important.png"></td><th align="left">Meeting Dependencies</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- You must ensure that all of the dependencies are already
- installed on your system, because <tt class="command">yum</tt> cannot
- download additional packages to complete the installation when
- performing a <tt class="option">localinstall</tt> operation.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">8. Maintaining yum </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 10. Using yum with a Proxy Server</td></tr></table></div>
+ <code class="systemitem">root</code> password.
+ </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Previously Installed Software is Updated"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Previously Installed Software is Updated</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ If the package provides a later version of software that is
+ already installed on your system, <code class="command">yum</code> updates
+ the installed software.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div><p>
+ If the package requires software that is not installed on your
+ system, <code class="command">yum</code> attempts to meet the dependencies
+ with packages from the configured repositories. You may need to
+ manually download and install additional packages in order to
+ satisfy all of the dependencies.
+ </p><div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Caution: Maintaining Manually Installed Software"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="./stylesheet-images/caution.png"></td><th align="left">Maintaining Manually Installed Software</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ If you install software that is not provided by a repository,
+ <code class="command">yum update</code> cannot automatically upgrade it as
+ new versions become available. To ensure that you have the
+ latest packages, subscribe to e-mail or RSS services that notify
+ you when new versions are released.
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-maintenance.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-proxy-server.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">8. Maintaining <code class="command">yum</code> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 10. Using <code class="command">yum</code> with a Proxy Server</td></tr></table></div>
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?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">8. Maintaining yum</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-maintenance"></a>8. Maintaining <tt class="command">yum</tt></h2></div></div><div></div></div><p>
- The <tt class="command">yum</tt> system does not require any routine
- maintenance. To ensure that <tt class="command">yum</tt> operations are
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">8. Maintaining <code class="command">yum</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-maintenance"></a>8. Maintaining <code class="command">yum</code></h2></div></div></div><p>
+ The <code class="command">yum</code> system does not require any routine
+ maintenance. To ensure that <code class="command">yum</code> operations are
carried out at optimal speed, disable or remove repository
definitions which you no longer require. You may also clear the
- files from the <tt class="command">yum</tt> caches in order to recover
+ files from the <code class="command">yum</code> caches in order to recover
disk space.
- </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-removing-sources"></a>8.1. Disabling or Removing Package Sources</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908410"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2908422"></a><p>
- Set <tt class="command">enable=0</tt> in a definition file to prevent
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> from using that repository. The
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> utility ignores any definition file with
+ </p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-removing-sources"></a>8.1. Disabling or Removing Package Sources</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569601"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569613"></a><p>
+ Set <code class="command">enable=0</code> in a definition file to prevent
+ <code class="command">yum</code> from using that repository. The
+ <code class="command">yum</code> utility ignores any definition file with
this setting.
</p><p>
To completely remove access to a repository:
</p><div class="procedure"><ol type="1"><li><p>
Delete the relevant file from
- <tt class="filename">/etc/yum.repos.d/</tt>.
+ <code class="filename">/etc/yum.repos.d/</code>.
</p></li><li><p>
Delete the cache directory from
- <tt class="filename">/var/cache/yum/</tt>.
- </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-clearance"></a>8.2. Clearing the <tt class="command">yum</tt> Caches</h3></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908545"></a><p>
- By default, <tt class="command">yum</tt> retains the packages and
- package data files that it downloads, so they may be reused in
- future operations without being downloaded again. To purge the
- package data files, use this command:
+ <code class="filename">/var/cache/yum/</code>.
+ </p></li></ol></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sn-yum-clearance"></a>8.2. Clearing the <code class="command">yum</code> Caches</h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2569734"></a><p>
+ By default, <code class="command">yum</code> retains the packages and
+ package data files that it downloads, so that they may be reused
+ in future operations without being downloaded again. To purge
+ the package data files, use this command:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum clean headers'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum clean headers'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
Run this command to remove all of the packages held in the
caches:
</p><pre class="screen">
-<b class="userinput"><tt>su -c 'yum clean packages'</tt></b>
+<strong class="userinput"><code>su -c 'yum clean packages'</code></strong>
</pre><p>
When using these commands, at the prompt, enter the password for
- the <tt class="systemitem">root</tt> account.
+ the <code class="systemitem">root</code> account.
</p><p>
Purging cached files causes those files to downloaded again the
next time that they are required. This increases the amount of
time required to complete the operation.
- </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">7. Using Other Software Repositories </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 9. Manually Installing Software</td></tr></table></div>
+ </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-using-repositories.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">7. Using Other Software Repositories </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 9. Manually Installing Software</td></tr></table></div>
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?>
-<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">10. Using yum with a Proxy Server</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-proxy-server"></a>10. Using <tt class="command">yum</tt> with a Proxy Server</h2></div></div><div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2908829"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2908838"></a><p>
+<div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">10. Using <code class="command">yum</code> with a Proxy Server</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sn-yum-proxy-server"></a>10. Using <code class="command">yum</code> with a Proxy Server</h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2570046"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2570055"></a><p>
You may access repositories through standard web proxy servers. If
- your system is connected to the Internet through a web proxy
- server, specify the proxy server details in
- <tt class="filename">/etc/yum.conf</tt>. The <tt class="option">proxy</tt>
+ your system accesses the Internet through a web proxy server,
+ specify the proxy server details in
+ <code class="filename">/etc/yum.conf</code>. The <code class="option">proxy</code>
setting must specify the proxy server as a complete URL, including
the TCP port number. If your proxy server requires a username and
- password, specify these by adding <tt class="option">proxy_username</tt>
- and <tt class="option">proxy_password</tt> settings.
+ password, specify these by adding <code class="option">proxy_username</code>
+ and <code class="option">proxy_password</code> settings.
</p><p>
- The settings below enable <tt class="command">yum</tt> to use the proxy
+ The settings below enable <code class="command">yum</code> to use the proxy
server
- <tt class="systemitem">mycache.mydomain.com</tt>,
+ <code class="systemitem">mycache.mydomain.com</code>,
connecting to port 3128, with the username
- <tt class="systemitem">yum-user</tt> and the
- password <tt class="systemitem">qwerty</tt>.
+ <code class="systemitem">yum-user</code> and the
+ password <code class="systemitem">qwerty</code>.
</p><div class="example"><a name="config-file-httpproxy"></a><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="computeroutput"># The proxy server - proxy server:port number
+<code class="computeroutput"># The proxy server - proxy server:port number
proxy=http://mycache.mydomain.com:3128
# The account details for yum connections
proxy_username=yum-user
-proxy_password=qwerty</tt>
-</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 3. Configuration File Settings for Using A Proxy Server</b></p></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Global Settings"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Global Settings</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
+proxy_password=qwerty</code>
+</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 3. Configuration File Settings for Using A Proxy Server</b></p></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: Global Settings"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">Global Settings</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
If you define a proxy server in
- <tt class="filename">/etc/yum.conf</tt>, <span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span>
+ <code class="filename">/etc/yum.conf</code>, <span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span>
users connect to the proxy server with those details when using
- <tt class="command">yum</tt>.
+ <code class="command">yum</code>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
To enable proxy access for a specific user, add the lines in the
example box below to the user's shell profile. For the default
- <tt class="command">bash</tt> shell, the profile is the file
- <tt class="filename">~/.bash_profile</tt>. The settings below enable
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> to use the proxy server
- <tt class="systemitem">mycache.mydomain.com</tt>,
+ <code class="command">bash</code> shell, the profile is the file
+ <code class="filename">~/.bash_profile</code>. The settings below enable
+ <code class="command">yum</code> to use the proxy server
+ <code class="systemitem">mycache.mydomain.com</code>,
connecting to port 3128.
</p><div class="example"><a name="profile-script-httpproxy"></a><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="computeroutput"># The Web proxy server used by this account
+<code class="computeroutput"># The Web proxy server used by this account
http_proxy="http://mycache.mydomain.com:3128"
-export http_proxy</tt>
+export http_proxy</code>
</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 4. Profile Settings for Using a Proxy Server</b></p></div><p>
If the proxy server requires a username and password, add these to
the URL. To include the username
- <tt class="systemitem">yum-user</tt> and the
- password <tt class="systemitem">qwerty</tt>, add these settings:
+ <code class="systemitem">yum-user</code> and the
+ password <code class="systemitem">qwerty</code>, add these settings:
</p><div class="example"><a name="profile-script-httpproxy-withpassword"></a><pre class="screen">
-<tt class="computeroutput"># The Web proxy server, with the username and password for this account
+<code class="computeroutput"># The Web proxy server, with the username and password for this account
http_proxy="http://yum-user:qwerty@mycache.mydomain.com:3128"
-export http_proxy</tt>
-</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 5. Profile Settings for a Secured Proxy Server</b></p></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: The http_proxy Environment Variable"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">The http_proxy Environment Variable</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
- The <tt class="command">http_proxy</tt> environment variable is also
- used by <tt class="command">curl</tt> and other utilities. Although
- <tt class="command">yum</tt> itself may use
- <tt class="command">http_proxy</tt> in either upper-case or
- lower-case, <tt class="command">curl</tt> requires the name of the
+export http_proxy</code>
+</pre><p class="title"><b>Example 5. Profile Settings for a Secured Proxy Server</b></p></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note: The http_proxy Environment Variable"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="./stylesheet-images/note.png"></td><th align="left">The <code class="option">http_proxy</code> Environment Variable</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
+ The <code class="command">http_proxy</code> environment variable is also
+ used by <code class="command">curl</code> and other utilities. Although
+ <code class="command">yum</code> itself may use
+ <code class="command">http_proxy</code> in either upper-case or
+ lower-case, <code class="command">curl</code> requires the name of the
variable to be in lower-case.
- </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">9. Manually Installing Software </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 11. Acknowledgements</td></tr></table></div>
+ </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sn-acknowledgements.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">9. Manually Installing Software </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 11. Acknowledgements</td></tr></table></div>
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