YaST Repositories & Smart Package manager Repositories in SUSE 10.1

[javedkarim]

Can any one tell Yast and SMART Package manager Repositories and there configration. Plz tell me the steps involved in setting up Repositories of both.

i have tried Yast repositories from the fooling link:
http://en.opensuse.org/YaST_package_repository
Packman doesn't work so i decided not to try others.

Tell me one example in detail of each in setting up repository of Yast and SMART Package manager. Place necessay Repositories which i can setup

[oldcpu]

Reference Smart, the version of Smart that is packaged by Novell/SuSE (and that comes with your installation CD/DVD for SuSE-10.1 and 10.2) does not have many repositories. On the other hand, the best packaged version of Smart to use for SuSE is likely the one packaged by Guru, because it already has some important repositories included. Plus Guru's packaged Smart is a newer version.

I find the easiest way to install Guru's packaged Smart is to first:
a. install the Novell/SuSE smart,
b. download Guru's smart to your /home/username directory
c. use Novell/SuSE smart to install your Guru Smart,
d. update your Guru Smart.
All done via the command line.

ie get Guru's packaged smart from here. Lets say it is: smart-0.49.1-10.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-naviga...t=/System/smart
Then download that to your hard drive to /home/username directory. And lets assume you already have Novell/SuSE smart installed. Then you simply open a konsole and type:
su (enter root password when prompted)
smart install smart-0.49.1-10.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
smart update (select Y to the various repositories)
smart install rpmkey*
smart install smart-gui
SuSEconfig
ldconfig
smart --gui


Once you have Guru's smart up and running, I recommend you then locate mirror sites (ie mirror repositories) that you can add to Smart, such that it doesn't slow down too much when accessing any one particular site/repository (such as Packman's site, which is very popular, and can be very slow to access from, if one does not have their mirrors setup).

[dovee]

YaST2 is a fairly complete and competent tool for administering a SUSE
Linux installation. It allows administrators to install software,
configure hardware, setup networks and servers and more.
Make sure you have createrepo installed.
To make your own repositories, type the command:
# createrepo
For example if /opt/packages is your directory, type the command:
# createrepo /opt/packages

[javedkarim]

junaid:/home # cd S*
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-0.49.1-10.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'smart-0.49.1-10.guru.suse101.i686.rpm' matches no packages
Saving cache...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

Upgrading packages (1):
smart-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101@i686

591.4kB of package files are needed. 517.9kB will be used.

Confirm changes? (Y/n): y

Committing transaction...
Preparing... ################################## [ 0%]
1:Installing smart ################################## [ 50%]
2:Cleaning smart ################################## [100%]


junaid:/home/Smart package manager # ls
smart-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
smart-addons-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
smart-debuginfo-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
smart-ksmarttray-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-addons-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 58857177
error: smart-addons-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...
Saving cache...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 58857177
error: smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart update
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Fetching information for 'SUSE Linux extra proprietary packages'...
-> http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/ftp.sus...10.1/.../media
media [ 0%]
error: Failed acquiring information for 'SUSE Linux extra proprietary packages':
error: http://ftp.belnet.be/mirrors/ftp.sus...media.1/media: (101, 'Network is unreachable')

Fetching information for 'Suse Linux Online Updates'...
-> http://ftp4.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/a...6/base/release
release [ 4%]
error: Failed acquiring information for 'Suse Linux Online Updates':
error: http://ftp4.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/a.../base/release: timed out

Fetching information for 'Guru 3rd party package repository'...
-> http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/su...10.1/.../media
media [ 61%]
error: Failed acquiring information for 'Guru 3rd party package repository':
error: http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/su...media.1/media: timed out

Fetching information for 'SUSE 10.1 Add-On Repository with non-OSS Packages'...
-> http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...10.1/.../media
media [ 65%]
error: Failed acquiring information for 'SUSE 10.1 Add-On Repository with non-OSS Packages':
error: http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...media.1/media: timed out

Fetching information for 'Packman 3rd Party Package Repository'...
-> http://packman.inode.at/suse/10.1/repodata/repomd.xml
repomd.xml [ 70%]
error: Failed acquiring release file for 'Packman 3rd Party Package Repository':
error: http://packman.inode.at/suse/10.1/repodata/repomd.xml: timed out

Fetching information for 'SUSE Linux Online Updates'...
-> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/update/1...ata/repomd.xml
repomd.xml [ 72%]
error: Failed acquiring release file for 'SUSE Linux Online Updates':
error: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/update/1...ta/repomd.xml: timed out

Fetching information for 'SUSE 10.1 Repository'...
-> http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...10.1/.../media
media [ 75%]
error: Failed acquiring information for 'SUSE 10.1 Repository':
error: http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...media.1/media: timed out

Fetching information for 'Suse offical'...
error: Failed acquiring information for 'Suse offical':
error: http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...media.1/media: timed out

Fetching information for 'Guru smart repository'...
-> http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/su....../repomd.xml
repomd.xml [ 84%]
error: Failed acquiring release file for 'Guru smart repository':
error: http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/su...ta/repomd.xml: timed out

Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Channels have no new packages.
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install rpmkey*
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'rpmkey*' matches no packages

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install Mplayer*
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'Mplayer*' matches no packages

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install rpmkey*
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'rpmkey*' matches no packages

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-gui
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'smart-gui' matches no packages

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 58857177
error: smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-addons-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm*
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 58857177
error: smart-addons-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm
Loading cache...
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 58857177
error: smart-gui-0.49.1-40.guru.suse101.i686.rpm: public key not available
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

Computing transaction...

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # SuSEconfig
Starting SuSEconfig, the SuSE Configuration Tool...
Running in full featured mode.
Reading /etc/sysconfig and updating the system...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.automake...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.desktop-file-utils...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.fonts...
Creating fonts.{scale,dir} files ...........
/etc/fonts/suse-font-dirs.conf unchanged
/etc/fonts/suse-hinting.conf unchanged
/etc/fonts/suse-bitmaps.conf unchanged
Creating cache files for fontconfig .........................................
generating java font setup
writing /usr/lib/jvm/java-1_4_2-sun-1.4.2.11/jre/lib/font.properties.ja
writing /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_07/jre/lib/fontconfig.SuSE.properties
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.gnome-vfs2...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.groff...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.gtk2...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.isdn...
Modify isdn.conf
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.ispell...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.kde...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.kdm3...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.libxml2...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.news...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.pango...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.perl...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.permissions...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.postfix...
Setting up postfix local as MDA...
Setting SPAM protection to "off"...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.scpm...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.sgml-skel...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.sortpasswd...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.susehelp...
DOCALLOW: localhost
Creating susehelp index.
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.syslog-ng...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.tetex...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.words...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.xdm...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.xpdf...
Executing /sbin/conf.d/SuSEconfig.zmessages...
Finished.
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # ldconfig
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart --gui
error: Interface 'gtk' not available

junaid:/home/Smart package manager #

[javedkarim]

i have come to no conclsion and Smart package manager which was installed, deleted after the exicitation of the commands. More over i want to install Mplayer I have downloaded Its rpm from packman and tried to installed it following errors were there

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # cd ..
junaid:/home # cd Mplayer
junaid:/home/Mplayer # ls
MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm x264-devel-0.0svn20061031-1.i586.rpm
New Folder xvid-1.1.2-0.pm.0.i586.rpm
x264-0.0svn20061031-1.i586.rpm xvid-devel-1.1.2-0.pm.0.i586.rpm
junaid:/home/Mplayer # rpm -i MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm
warning: MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 3ab2ce5e
error: Failed dependencies:
libcaca.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libcucul.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libdirectfb-0.9.so.24 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libfaac.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libtwolame.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
junaid:/home/Mplayer #

and thanks for reply

[oldcpu]

Clearly a problem you have is you don't have the rpmkey installed.

The command:
"smart install rpmkey*" did not appear to have found nor installed any keys. It should have. But I notice why you typed "smart update" you didn't get an update (no new packages available). Are you certain you were on the Internet when you typed that?

Do you have Guru's Smart installed? Please try again (in a konsole, with root permissions):
rpm -q smart

Also, once you confirm you have Guru's packaged smart, try again (in a konsole with root permissions):
smart update
smart install rpmkey*
and be certain you are on the internet when you type this.

[javedkarim]

you see i have typed the command smart install rpmkey*.
Channels have no new packages.
junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install rpmkey*
Loading cache...
Updating cache... ################################## [100%]

error: 'rpmkey*' matches no packages

junaid:/home/Smart package manager # smart install Mplayer*
Loading cache...
Updating cache..

i think the problem is with smart update. it does not compeletly update. that why smart install rpmkey* does't found. am i right?. My computer is on LAN and to connect to internet i need proxy. That time the proxy was working fine. The problem is with proxy there are certain restrictions ie, i can not download a file of more than 100MB, maximum speed limit on ip is 4 kb/s, it varies and torrent is not allowed. I do not know how to by-pass the proxy or to cross it. At server the internet speed is 1MB/s and it distributed amoung many people. if you know how i will break the limit tell me. Then i think it is possible that smart update command works.

[oldcpu]

My computer is on LAN and to connect to internet i need proxy. That time the proxy was working fine. The problem is with proxy there are certain restrictions ie, i can not download a file of more than 100MB, maximum speed limit on ip is 4 kb/s,

This reads like a major limitation to me. You risk running into time out errors. Once you get your Smart working, you may need to take notes, and breakup your Smart installations into small pieces.

Reference setting up your proxy, you can take a look at the configuration guide created by Linux_Learner:
http://wiki.suselinuxsupport.de/wikk...ka=smartconfig

[javedkarim]

Reference setting up your proxy, you can take a look at the configuration guide created by Linux_Learner:
http://wiki.suselinuxsupport.de/wikk...ka=smartconfig

This thing does not help me at all. Commands are not fimiliar to me so its difficult for me. tell the easier way. plz any one tell me easy way how could i break the limits and i will install the Repositories.

I have tried to install Mplayer this give me following error
junaid:/home/Mplayer # ls
MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm x264-devel-0.0svn20061031-1.i586.rpm
New Folder xvid-1.1.2-0.pm.0.i586.rpm
x264-0.0svn20061031-1.i586.rpm xvid-devel-1.1.2-0.pm.0.i586.rpm
junaid:/home/Mplayer # rpm -i MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm
warning: MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 3ab2ce5e
error: Failed dependencies:
libcaca.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libcucul.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libdirectfb-0.9.so.24 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libfaac.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libmp3lame.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
libtwolame.so.0 is needed by MPlayer-1.0rc1-1.pm.1.i586
junaid:/home/Mplayer #

[oldcpu]

This thing does not help me at all. Commands are not fimiliar to me so its difficult for me.

By having a proxy, your life is going to be more difficult, than those of us who don't have a proxy. If you want to work behind a proxy, IMHO you should take the time to study the guide by Linux_Learner (starting with the URL that I provided), and work out how to setup your proxy.

Ok, now as an interim, until you figure that out, to install apps from Packman, go to:
http://packman.links2linux.org/packa...-packman/13851
and download:
rpmkey-packman-0.3.2-0.pm.1.noarch.rpm
to your /home/javedkarim directory.
Then open a konsole and type:
sudo rpm -Uvh rpmkey-packman-0.3.2-0.pm.1.noarch.rpm (enter the root password when prompted)

Now try installing your apps (from Packman) again with Smart.

As in interim, to get around the rpmkey issue with Guru's site, type the following:
sudo rpm --import http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/guru-rpm.asc

Note, after installing various apps with the rpm command and/or Smart, before you finish, don't forget to type (with root permissions):
SuSEconfig
ldconfig

The above will get you two rpm keys, but you really need to sort out your proxy, as it will keep giving you problems..