Brian Durant wrote: > 1) Where is the file located that you add repositories to? As mentioned, you usually put per-repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d, but most repositories will have RPMs you can install that will put the right file in the right place for you. > 2) If I stumble across or find a FAQ about how to get "x" eller "y" lib, > program, etc. can I follow those instructions and let yum sort out whether a > ppc or ppc64 version is available, or do I have to specify some sort > of syntax when adding repositories so that yum can sort out if there > is ppc or ppc64 version? Usually, the repo file will include lines somewhat like baseurl=http://distro.example.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/ and yum knows to replace $basearch with the appropriate architecture. > These questions are very important for ppc users as there doesn't seem > to be a lot of FAQ's, HowTo's, etc. that are specifica to FC5 and the > ppc platform. A typical question in this area is exactly, as was > mentioned by another poster to my thread: These particular questions are ones that x86-64 users have to deal with, too. As far as I can see, there are only three areas where Power/PowerPC users could experience problems that won't apply equally to x86 or x86-64: * There is some very unusual hardware that Fedora on Power supports (largely because RHEL supports it), some of which needs unusual handling; * Power and PowerPC have different firmware interfaces, different partitioning formats, and different software for talking to those interfaces (yaboot, etc.) * Not all third-party repos or closed source software supports Linux on Power. *Most* open-source software should simply be able to be recompiled, but you might not get the advantages of yum updates. Apart from that, there really are very few differences -- which is not too surprising, given the history of Unix and open source. James. -- E-mail address: james | His Mind Raced...unfortunately, it did not race @westexe.demon.co.uk | particularly well, and failed to even place at the | Cerebral Derby. | -- http://www.deviantart.com/view/27304494/
