clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx recommended: > # yum install libdvd* libmad* totem* Bill Tetens replied: > I tried another Yum update and it told me that those three items were > not available so I assure they are installed. No, not available means not available. If a package doesn't exist in any repositories yum knows about, you get something like this: [root@howells root]# yum install a-non-existant-package Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Extras Server: Fedora Extras (non-US) Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Cannot find a package matching a-non-existant-package No actions to take If it's installed, you get something like this: [root@howells root]# yum install glibc Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Extras Server: Fedora Extras (non-US) Server: Fedora Core 2 - i386 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers glibc is installed and is the latest version. No actions to take Make sure that you have suitable repositories in your /etc/yum.conf file: at least fedora.us and rpm.livna.org. Look at http://fedorafaq.org/#FedoraYumRepos for more details, or ask here. HTH, James. -- E-mail address: james | 'In a serial interface, the data bits move down a @westexe.demon.co.uk | single channel one after the other, like railway | trains. This is different from the parallel interface | in which groups of bits arrive together, like London | buses.' -- 'The Computer Dictionary', Jon Wedge
