web/html/docs/yum generated-index.php, 1.4, 1.5 index.php, 1.4, 1.5 ln-legalnotice.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-acknowledgements.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-managing-packages.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-searching-packages.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-software-management-concepts.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-software-management-tools.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-updating-your-system.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-using-repositories.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-yum-installing-frompackage.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-yum-maintenance.php, 1.4, 1.5 sn-yum-proxy-server.php, 1.4, 1.5
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
fedora-extras-commits at redhat.com
Tue Aug 30 21:54:40 UTC 2005
Author: pfrields
Update of /cvs/fedora/web/html/docs/yum
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv16092
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:
Sync revhistory with BOOKID for yum tutorial
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<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>
+ </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 1.0.1</td><td align="left">2005-08-18</td><td align="left">StuartEllis</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3">
+ <p>
+ Added information on installing without repository and
+ manually adding keys.
+ </p>
+ </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 1.0.2</td><td align="left">2005-08-26</td><td align="left">StuartEllis</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3">
+ <p>
+ Fix localinstall information.
+ </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></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 <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-software">4.!
3. Removing Software with <code class="command">yum</code></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 Software<!
/a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="sn-yum-proxy!
-serve
hp">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
<code class="command">yum</code>, the recommended software management tool
@@ -67,7 +76,7 @@
<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>
+ </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="id2938915"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2938928"></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
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@
</p><pre class="screen">
<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>
+</pre><a class="indexterm" name="id2938981"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2938993"></a><p>
Other useful <code class="command">yum</code> resources on the Internet
include:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
?>
-<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>
+<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="id2939747"></a><p>
Use the <code class="command">yum</code> utility to modify the software on
your system in four ways:
</p><p>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
<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 <code class="command">yum</code></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2567966"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567978"></a><p>
+ </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="id2940129"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2940142"></a><p>
To install the package <code class="filename">tsclient</code>, enter the
command:
</p><pre class="screen">
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
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 <code class="command">yum</code></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id2568139"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2568151"></a><p>
+ </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="id2940302"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2940315"></a><p>
To update the <code class="filename">tsclient</code> package to the
latest version, type:
</p><pre class="screen">
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
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 <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>
+ </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="id2940454"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2940463"></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
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
?>
-<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>
+<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="id2940598"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2940610"></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
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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 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>
+<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="id2939119"></a><p>
Fedora software and documentation is supplied in the form of
files called RPM <em class="firstterm">packages</em>. Each package
is a compressed archive containing product information, program
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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><a class="indexterm" name="id2567025"></a><p>
+ </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="id2892565"></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 <code class="command">yum</code>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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="id2520508"></a><p>
+ </p><a class="indexterm" name="id2892686"></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
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
<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 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><a class="indexterm" name="id2520615"></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="id2892792"></a><p>
Some of the files installed on a Fedora distribution are
<em class="firstterm">libraries</em> which may provide functions to
multiple applications. When an application requires a specific
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
application has requirements that conflict with existing
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><a class="indexterm" name="id2520678"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2520691"></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="id2892855"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2892868"></a><p>
Each package file has a long name that indicates several key
pieces of information. This is the full name of the
<code class="filename">tsclient</code> package supplied with Fedora Core:
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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><a class="indexterm" name="id2567396"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567405"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2567414"></a><p>
+<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="id2939560"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2939569"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2939578"></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 <code class="command">yum</code>.
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?>
-<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>
+<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="id2941026"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2941038"></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>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
</pre><p>
At the prompt, enter the
<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>
+ </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="id2941098"></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:
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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><a class="indexterm" name="id2569032"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569041"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569053"></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="id2941195"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2941204"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2941217"></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.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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>
+ </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="id2941285"></a><p>
To add an extra repository, place a definition file in the
<code class="filename">/etc/yum.repos.d/</code> directory on your system.
Package providers make the definition files for their
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
configure <span><strong class="application">up2date</strong></span> to use these
channels. To do so, edit the
<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>
+ </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="id2941450"></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
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
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>
+ </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="id2941597"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2941609"></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
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-<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>
+<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="id2942036"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2942051"></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
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definitions which you no longer require. You may also clear the
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><a class="indexterm" name="id2569601"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2569613"></a><p>
+ </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="id2941765"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2941777"></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
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
</p></li><li><p>
Delete the cache directory from
<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>
+ </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="id2941898"></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
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-<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>
+<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="id2942210"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id2942219"></a><p>
You may access repositories through standard web proxy servers. If
your system accesses the Internet through a web proxy server,
specify the proxy server details in
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