> r.godzilla@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>I am new to linux and have been playing with FC2 for a few days. Today > >>I decided to start up YUM and download the latest kernal update and so > >>far I have had no luck. YUM comes up with several items to download and > >>one is the kernal and it cannot get it done. It keeps havin an error > >>and restarts to down the kernal again. It appears that the download is > >>not working and my question is it the YUM on my box or something else. > >> > >>Thanks > > > > It's probably because the fedora download site is overloaded. Try a mirror > > repository close to your locale. > > http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html > > I was given a site for a updated yum.conf file but am having a problem. > I can get the file into a VIM file named /etc/yum.conf but cannot save > the file. Not sure what is wrong but would welcome any suggestions. I > first perserved the yum.conf file by using the CD /etc command under > root. That file does not exist but cannot write the file in the VIM > program in place of it even though VIM shows that the file is named > yum.conf. It seems some type of restriction is on that file name or > something. Hope I have explained enough that you understand my problem. > > Help will be greatly appreciated. > Are you sure you have root access? Type whoami. If you are not root, su - and try again. -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
