F-17 vlc/rpmfusion install problem -

[Terry Polzin]

On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 22:24 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:11:19 -0400, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> 
> > On 01/06/12 15:53, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > > Try again. Use cut'n'paste. Don't introduce type mistakes.
> > > What you've run is not what I've suggested.
> > >   
> > 
> >     [root at box9 bobg]# rpm -e rpmfusion-release-nonfree
> >     rpmfusion-release-free
> >     error: package rpmfusion-release-nonfree is not installed
> >     error: package rpmfusion-release-free is not installed
> 
> Good.  So, that raises the question why you have .repo files for
> rpmfusion repos in /etc/yum.repos.d/? And those are damaged or invalid.
> 
> Let's continue with the instructions at:
> 
>   http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration
> 
> What works for you? What doesn't? In section "Graphical Setup via Firefox
> web browser" one can simply click'n'install the package without problems.
> 
> Earlier, you've written this:
> 
>  | [root at box9 bobg]# yum localinstall --nogpgcheck
>  | http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
>  | [...]
>  | Cannot open:
>  | http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm.
>  |
> 
> The "Cannot open" is suspicous, because the download location certainly
> is valid and works here. Does Yum work at all for you?
> Can you download that file with your favourite browser?
> If yes, use    rpm -ivh rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm
> to install it within the directory you downloaded it to.
> 
> -- 
> Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle) - Linux 3.3.7-1.fc17.x86_64
> loadavg: 1.21 1.14 0.86

I've no issues installing vlc after first installing rpmfusion free
followed by nonfree.

I downloaded the packages for the repos and installed then with "yum
localinstall [package name] as root.