On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:23:04 -0800, Michael W. Carney <michael.es.carney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I just downloaded the "redhat official" kde 3.4 rpms for FC3, and I noticed > there's a "repodata" directory with the rpms containing the following: > ... > I realize these are yum-related files; what, if anything, do I need to do > with them? The repodata directory contains indexing information for all of the RPMs, including all the dependency relationships and so forth. This is used by yum as it automates all the RPM installation/updates (the so-called "RPM-Hell"). If you are just going to use the RPM files directly (not via yum), then you don't need the repodata directory or it's contents. But if you want to set up your own yum mirror/server, you'll need them. (Note that in older releases, such as in FC2, there was also a "headers" directory. The repodata format is more efficient, but both serve the same purposes.) -- Deron Meranda
