Accessing Internet -HOW?!?

[devils casper]

hi src2206 !!

check rpm names...... mostly rpms have same name as of package..... like thuderbird's rpm name is ***thunderbird**7.rpm......

hey ! i forgot about kernel.... you can have both the kernels.. no need to uninstall older.......

<=== casper ===>

[src2206]

Thanks casper.
By asking me to edit

dries.repos.d

, did you mean the file located at /etc/yum.repos.d folder? There is no file named

dries.repos.d

, but there is a file named dries.repo- I edited this file, rebooted and then ran yumex again, but unfortunately the result still remains the same. The masege is as follows:

Mirrordetection : default
Yum Version : 2.6.0 (/usr/share/yum-cli)
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: freshrpms

and the progress bar is showing 10% with a massege "initialising repositories" and its still trying even after nearly 10 mins I started this program.

Please guide me in this.

Thanks to you I installed thunderbird, but I still having no idea how to get a list of program included in my PC!

[devils casper]

hi src2206 !!

you can find all the installed packages in /usr/bin folder.....
for yumex... again... CDs are not working and you have to use internet.... change the baseurl line to original one...
baseurl=http://ayo.freshrpms.net/fedora/linux/$releasever/$basearch/freshrpms/

<=== { casper } ===>

[src2206]

Hi Casper,
Of which files should I change the base URL? The fedora-core.repo etc[those 3 files]?
And what about the dries.repo.d?

thanks for replying.

[src2206]

Dear friend casper,
Should not we be informing tis situation to the FEDORA people so that they can take care of this bug?
This is rather silly that ADD/REMOVE won't work unless the user is connected to net !They must include something equivalent to windows ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS feature. That is not only neccessary, but in my opinion essential too.

[devils casper]

Hi src2206

Mirrordetection : default
Yum Version : 2.6.0 (/usr/share/yum-cli)
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: freshrpms

according to this error, baseurl of freshrpms is misconfigured..... change baseurl of freshrpms.repo file..... for time being leave dries.repo file disabled.....

<=== { casper } ===>

[devils casper]

Hi !!

Should not we be informing tis situation to the FEDORA people so that they can take care of this bug?
This is rather silly that ADD/REMOVE won't work unless the user is connected to net !They must include something equivalent to windows ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS feature. That is not only neccessary, but in my opinion essential too.

actually i already sent a bug report in this matter...... Bugzilla Bug 188750

<=== { casper } ===>

[src2206]

that's great buddy,
I sincerely hope that they will pay attention to this bug and take care of it (once and for all) in the upcoming ver 6. Do you think that I should report it too? Just to increase the weight of the bug . I beleive the Bug reporting link is at the FC official website.

One more interesting point to note casper - remember you told me that after changing my core.repo files of yum.repos.d folder, I won't be able to update from net unless I replace them with the original core.repo files. Surprisingly, I did not have to replaced the edited files to get my updates from the net. :O

I beleive the reason is the mirror line which still contained the update site's URL. But why did you have to replace the files? Did you deleted the mirror lines?

I have seen in some of the Linux users showing a number like "Linux user no xxxxxxx" in their signatures? Can we register our copy of Linux?

Thank you my dear friend.

[devils casper]

hi src2206 !

this ADD/REMOVE bug is already reported by a lot of users and i believe its going to be sorted out in FC6. well !! you can report too.....
i have BlueTooth GPRS connection and its very very slow... whenever yum try to use mirror list, it just stucks.... so, i keep default baseurl line and change it for DVD....
Linux User..... its user number from site http://lugww.counter.li.org
its Linux Users Groups WorldWide...... check it and register youeself......
i am also registered there...... 423212

<=== { casper } ===>

[src2206]

Hi casper,
Got myself registered.

In the repo files you have added a line file:\\\media\disk - here is DISK denoting a folder? I found out that disks are getting mounted automatically, but not in a folder named disk.

Regarding the line you advised me to change - The line is already the same as you suggested. So whats next ?

Could you find any solution regardind AD/REMOVE?

Thank you.