-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tom Diehl wrote: > On Sat, 23 Sep 2006, Amadeus W. M. wrote: > >> You have to enable the macromedia repository first, because that's >> where the flash rpm is to be found. It's not on any of the >> core/extras/livna repositories, so yum doesn't find it, and that's >> why nothing happens. >> >> You must have a file /etc/yum.repos.d/macromedia.repo with the >> following content: >> >> [macromedia] >> name=Macromedia for i386 Linux >> baseurl=http://macromedia.rediris.es/rpm/ >> enabled=1 >> gpgcheck=1 >> gpgkey=http://macromedia.mplug.org/FEDORA-GPG-KEY >> enabled=0 >> >> >> Note that by default it's disabled. Now to install the flash >> player, you enable it at run time: >> >> yum --enablerepo=macromedia flash-plugin > > I added the repo as above but I get the following error: > > (tigger pts9) # yum --enablerepo=macromedia install flash-plugin > Deprecated constant TYPE_INTERFACE during plugin initialization. > Please use TYPE_INTERACTIVE instead. > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > > > Error getting repository data for macromedia, repository not found > (tigger pts9) # > > In addition if I goto http://macromedia.rediris.es/rpm/ I get a 404. > > Anyone else seeing this?? > > Regards, > If you get a 404 error it means the site is unreachable, usually down for maintenance or some such. A 403 error (the normal response to browsing to that address), on the other hand means they won't let you look at their site. If you did get a 404 re-try later. And please note that the command is yum install flash-plugin. you don't need the --enablerepo bit if the macromedia.repo is enabled=1. HTH Scott -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFFrSW5mBKdb7VQEcRAs2uAJ9O/TOW7IjxA2T7Mm9hkUwI0wUQQQCfW/pm 0I2DKeXUMcPCrNPWCrYcXUE= =nX2y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
