-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Axel Thimm Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:09 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: repository collections (was: Package Management) On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 06:39:11PM -0400, John Dangler wrote: >> I'd like to expand the repositories that yum looks to for installs/updates. >> I'm searching for a list, but haven't found one. Is there a 'collective' >> repository site somewhere on the web that has a list like this? (I >> currently have ATrpms, FC2-base, FC2-released upates). >If you installed atrpms-package-config you will get access to >(depending on distribution) up to a dozen repos. For FC2 not all repos >offer rpms, and not all of them offer than in yum metadata format >(e.g. some require apt). >Try >yum install atrpms-package-config apt >and merge /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew with /etc/yum.conf (or simply copy it >over). Thanks, Axel. Is it okay to have a longer list of repos as possible choices? Are there dangers of having the same package conflict due to multiple listings on different repos? (Or worse, differing versions?) -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
