how to locate a yum repo containing a particular package?

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Thu Sep 6 13:42:26 UTC 2007


Robert P. J. Day wrote:

>   for example, i want to install "kprof".  i know an rpm is available
> at kprof.sourceforge.net, but i'd like to just "yum install" it.
> however, it's not available at any of my currently-enabled repos.

Perhaps you could help find someone willing to maintain this package in
fedora.  volunteers? :)

>   is there some kind of "meta yum" feature that would search a larger
> set of repos for me?  perhaps a set of "fedora-endorsed" repos?
> thanks.

Anything "fedora-endorsed" atm pretty much means it must be in the stock
fedora repos.

-- Rex




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