On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 16:27 +1000, Paul Trevethan wrote: > Hi, > I have obtained an Errata dvd for Fedora 5 and I want to add it as an > update repository. I have tried creating the .repo file but I > continually seem to be getting the syntax wrong when trying to use a > local file structure as the baseurl. > > Can someone give me some guidance in this matter please? Try the "createrepo" command - it is supplied in the createrepo rpm (unless this has changed since FC3). Cheers, Ben > > I want to get this working so that I can put Fedora on my sister's > machine - but she has a totally restrictive monthly download allowance > from her ISP account. So. I want to do the install with my > Fedora Install dvd followed by an update with the errata dvd. Hopefully > then I can set up the normal online repos and her ongoing updates > will not be out of reach. > > Paul. >
