On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:18:12 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > I am releasing Version 1.0 of my Yum Repository Notes under the > GDFL. You may get it at the usual place, > http://www.charlescurley.com/yum.html. > > The notes cover two subjects in detail. > > The abstract is as follows: > > "With Red Hat Linux being replaced by Fedora Linux, the > administrator's motto will have to be (to paraphrase W.C. Fields) > "update early and update often". Also, Red Hat's Anaconda installer > installs unwanted packages. The first section of this HOWTO deals > with the question: How to install and update with a minimal amount > of effort and avoid the unwanted packages? > > "The second part shows how to use a yum repository to upgrade from > one version to another." > > I would appreciate any constructive criticism. Sorry, I only have destructive criticism. ;) I find it weird how you've managed to inflate the topic with lots of chapters and sections and sections containing only one or two sentences. Something which makes the guide look overly complex, IMHO. Especially, since creating a Yum repository may require not more than a few steps: [0. get and install yum from a reliable add-ons site, if missing note that rpm can install directly from ftp/http] 1. place rpm packages in an FTP/HTTP server directory, e.g. /pub/rpms 2. run "yum-arch ." in that directory 3. point a client's /etc/yum.conf to the URL [some-unique-name] name=Arbitrary repository description baseurl=http://foo.bar/pub/rpms I feel HOWTOs/guides should be made for people who don't read manual pages (such as "man yum yum.conf yum-arch"). --
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