Fedora+YUM+Scripting=Unknown Argument

[RobinVossen]

Hi I am writing a Install script for a Bare Bone Fedora 6.
It goes like this:

#PREPAIR
   mkdir /root/install
   cd /root/install
#
#Config YUM
#
#INSTALL BARE BONE SYSTEM
   yum install xorg-x11-server-Xorg
   yum install icewm
   yum install gdm
   yum install gcc
   yum install gcc-c++.i386
   yum install libX11-devel.i386
   yum install imlib2-devel.i386
#	
#
#INSTALL xVNC
	yum install xinetd
	yum install vnc-server
	rm /etc/gdm/custom.conf
	echo [xdmcp] >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf
	echo Enable=true >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf
	init 3 
	init 5
	echo service vnc-800x600 >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo { >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo type = unlisted >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo disable = no >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo flags = REUSE >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo socket_type = stream >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo port = 5920 >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo wait = no >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo user = vnc >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo server = /usr/bin/Xvnc >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo server_args = -inetd -query localhost -once -terminate -depth 24 -geometry 800x600 -securitytypes none >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo log_on_failure += USERID >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	echo } >> /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-800x600
	useradd vnc
	service xinetd restart

And so on till

#COMPLETE
	#Update Boot Seq:
	/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 httpd on
	/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 spamassassin on
	/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 squid on
#Open /etc/inittab and search id:3:initdefault:

Though, yum thinks that the programs I want to install are Arguments.
And says unknown argument..

How can I fix this..?

[RobinVossen]

Though I reply on myself.
This topic is open for 5 days already so I thought I might be allowed to do this instead of reposting it?
Well, here it is..
I still have the same problem..

[wje_lf]

I would not have bothered you with the following trivial reply, but it's been five days since you posted your original question, and nobody's answered it, and I know almost nothing about yum myself, and yum is not included with my distribution.

The first thing I did was to google this:

yum tutorial

While browsing the results, I discovered that you should be able to do this on your system:

man yum

If you do that, I hope it answers your question.

[RobinVossen]

Thanks.
But I have googled and I have already used man

[wje_lf]

Ok, then, since I don't have access to the yum man page, could you please post it so I can take a look?

Paste it into the edit window when making your reply. Then, please, put the man page in CODE markers. To do so:

1. In your edit window, highlight the entire man page.
2. Click the # icon found just above your edit window.

This will make the man page more readable.

[drl]

Hi.

A quick attempt at eliciting the error message (from CentOS 5):

#!/bin/sh

# @(#) s1       Demonstrate possible yum errors.

echo
echo "  Testing badly-placed space-hyphen."

yum -e 1 install xsane -gimp

exit 0

Producing:

./s1

  Testing badly-placed space-hyphen.
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
usage: yum [options] < grouplist, localinstall, groupinfo, localupdate,
resolvedep, erase, deplist, groupremove, makecache, upgrade, provides,
shell, install, whatprovides, groupinstall, update, groupupdate, info,
search, check-update, list, remove, clean, grouperase >

Command line error: no such option: -g

So if there is an inadvertently-inserted space, one can run into trouble ... cheers, drl

[RobinVossen]

The yum Man Page
And well I didnt put a dash (-) in front of it did I? :P

[drl]

Hi.

... And well I didnt put a dash (-) in front of it did I? :P

I don't know if you did since I am not certain that you posted the exact error message. If you do that, then perhaps we can narrow the number of possible problems ... cheers, drl

[RobinVossen]

Well, it gives "icewm" isnt a valid argument.
or "firefox" invalid argument...
I just thinks I want to use firefox as a argument like I used "install"
He doesnt see that the install is pointing at firefox.
Does it maybe work if I do
yum -y install {TheProgramIwant} ??