On Thu, 20 May 2004 22:41:44 +0200, shrek-m@xxxxxx <shrek-m@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > venkata ramana wrote: > > >On Thu, 20 May 2004 15:32:10 -0400 (EDT), duncan brown > ><duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>venkata ramana said: > >> > >> > >>>The problem with this is I don't have the headers directory in the ftp > >>>server of our LAN. I have the packages only in the ftp server. yum is > >>>saying that failed to find the headers. My ftp server's directory > >>>structure is like the link > >>>http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os but, > >>>without the headers and SRPMs directories. Is there a way to use yum to > >>>install packages with yum from this ftp server also? > >>> > >>> > >>if you have root on this server, go into the directory with the rpms and > >>enter this > >> > >>yum-arch . > >> > >>that will create the headers. > >> > >>-d > >> > >> > >> > >Isn't there a way to do the things without creating headers? I am > >asking this because I don't have the permission to log into the server > >and create headers. > > > > > > you can try > # rpm -Fvh ftp://server/your_packages/i386/package* > works sometimes > Thanks, it worked for me. > or > > $ wget -cr --passive-ftp ftp://server/your_packages/ > > and here you can do yum-arch and use "file://" in your yum.conf > or "dir" in your /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources > > -- > shrek-m > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
