On Mon, 2006-07-03 at 23:02 +0200, Ambrogio wrote: > Il giorno lun, 03/07/2006 alle 07.09 -0500, Don Maxwell ha scritto: > > On 7/3/06, Ambrogio <fn050202@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Il giorno lun, 03/07/2006 alle 11.34 +0200, Henry Ritzlmayr ha scritto: > > > > Why don´t you use the RPMs provided by openoffice.org? > > > > RPMs for Fedora are ripped on certain functionality (IP isues). > > > > I am using the upstream RPMs for a while - and they work like a charm. > > > I don't understand. > > > I'm already using OpenOffice from openoffice.org (2.0.1 adn 2.0.2), but > > > everytime yum tell me that openoffice should be upgraded. > > > > > > > > You could add this line to /etc/yum.conf: > > exclude=openoffice* > Yes I know, > but this is a workaround, it isn't a reason to make OOO 2.0.3 not > available from fedora core. > Of course it does not prevent making the newest version available, but that is not your issue. You have a newer version than is in the Fedora updates and yet yum tells you that you should upgrade. Your problem is that you are not using a site that has packages named equivalently and compatible with the Fedora packages. This leads to problems with yum not actually being able to tell what is newer and what actually needs updated. Similar problems occur when using incompatible repos, and I have dubbed that condition "repo hell" because of the problems it creates. > I think that repos, and software like yum are usefull to stay updated, > pointing to a single repos. > The single repo you refer to is actually known as "core, updates, and extras" for FC5. Three different repos that are designed to be compatible and complimentary. Other repos can be used but may lead to the 'repo hell' I mentioned above. Getting packages that are not in a compatible repo (you got them directly from OOo) often leads to similar problems. > I forget everytime to check all my installed software with rpm from > other sites, and it isn't so good. > You really have two choices here. 1. Continue as you are, using the upstream version of OOo, and live with the discrepancies between the upstream version you are using and the version in FC that you see and are having to work around. 2. Remove the upstream version and install the version from FC. Then yum will keep it updated and the complaints about needing updated that you currently see will disappear. It is your choice, and whichever you choose will determine what you see when you do a yum update. Repos are very useful and when used as designed they help to keep your system current with minimal difficulties. Not understanding the way yum and it's repos work can lead to frustration. > Bye > Ambrogio >
