On 4/29/05, clemens@xxxxxxx <clemens@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Im trying to use YUM with Fedora3, (I previously used apt-get), and I must be > doing > something stupid, but I cant see it. > > in /home/ftp/yum/fedora3/RPMS.os I have the RPMS from the 4 binary CDs > Press <RETURN> to continue... > in /home/ftp/yum/fedora3/RPMS.updates I have all the updates to date. > > I have run yum-arch on each of them, viz > > yum-arch /home/ftp/yum/fedora3/RPMS.os > yum-arch /home/ftp/yum/fedora3/RPMS.updates > > my /etc/yum.conf file reads > > [root@orion etc]# more /etc/yum.conf > [main] > cachedir=/var/cache/yum > # debuglevel=2 > debuglevel=10 > logfile=/var/log/yum.log > pkgpolicy=newest > # distroverpkg=redhat-release > tolerant=1 > exactarch=1 > retries=20 > obsoletes=1 > # gpgcheck=1 > gpgcheck=0 > > # PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo > # in /etc/yum.repos.d > > [base] > name=Fedora3 Core base > baseurl=ftp://orion/yum/fedora3/RPMS.os > gpgcheck=0 > > [updates] > name=Fedora3 Core updates > baseurl=ftp://orion/yum/fedora3/RPMS.updates > gpgcheck=0 > > --- > > When I TRY to run 'yum update' to bring this initial install up > to date, I get the message: > > [root@orion ~]# yum update > Repository base already added, not adding again > Yum Version: 2.1.11 > COMMAND: yum update > Installroot: / > > You have enabled checking of packages via GPG keys. This is a good thing. > Press <RETURN> to continue... > However, you do not have any GPG public keys installed. You need to download > the keys for packages you wish to install and install them. > You can do that by running the command: > rpm --import public.gpg.key > For more information contact your distribution or package provider. > > --- > > Now I have several problems: > (1) why is it saying 'You have enabled checking of packages via GPG keys' > when I turned that off in [main] and in each section??? > > (2) The command 'rpm --import public.gpg.key' does NOT work, I get: > > root@orion ~]# rpm --import public.gpg.key > error: public.gpg.key: import read failed. > > (3) What is this message > 'Repository base already added, not adding again' > > --- > > any and all help appreciated,- If I cant get this thing to work, or at > least get some sensable error messages out of it, Im going to have to > go back to apt-get (sigh). > > Reg.Clemens > reg@xxxxxxx > Yum also uses files in /etc/yum.repos.d/ to define repos. Check all the repos.d files to see which ones are defined. You need at least to install the gpg keys for Fedora.
