Re: Firefox-2.0.0.3 vs FC6? (Configuring Smartpm for Remi repo)

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On Sat March 24 2007 3:14:44 pm Gene Heskett wrote:
> >1)     Open smart
> >2)     Select "Edit/Channels"
> >3)     Click on "New" button
> >4)     Leave default radio button "Provide Channel
> > Information" selected 5)     Click "OK"
> >6)     Select "RPM Metadata" radiobutton
> >7)     Click "OK"
> >8)     Enter "remi" in the "name" field
> >9)     Enter "remi" in the alias field
> >10)    Enter "http://remi.collet.free.fr/rpms/fc6.i386/"; in
> > the "Base URL" field 11)  Click OK
> >
> >Done!
> >
> > - this is the quick and simple method - there are lots of
> > options you can set, you can change the alias, and so forth,
> > but this will create the channel for you. After you've
> > downloaded the FF2 from his repo, I would suggest going into
> > "Edit/Channels" and unchecking the remi repo box - leave it
> > off except when you want to update your FF2 or for other
> > purposeful reasons.
> >
> >--
> >Claude Jones
> >Brunswick, MD, USA
>
> Message marked Important so I can find it again, thanks
> Claude.

Remi has included smart configuration in his latest release rpm 
as noted elsewhere in this thread

If any feel adventuresome I've been using smart for about a year 
now, and have configured many repos for use with FC6. I am no 
guru, or programmer, but my configuration works day in, and day 
out. It's got all the most often discussed repos for FC6 
configured and working. It contains no options enabled, such as 
prioritization or the like - just a long list of repos with 
default settings. I've today discovered the file where all this 
stuff lies, and have successfully transferred it to my laptop 
which is running a brand new install of Blag 60000, a derivative 
of FC6. I just transferred the config file from my workstation 
to the laptop, and subsequently opened smart. I went 
into /Edit/Channels, and all my channels from my workstation 
appeared, and I was able to do a refresh. If you would like to 
test this, you can get this file here:

www.tehogeeservices.com/files/config.smartpm.fc6

To use it: 

download it to your computer by clicking on the link. 

rename it to "config" stripping out the extensions ".smartpm.fc6"

make sure smart is not open

as root, use your preferred method to RENAME the 
file "/var/lib/smart/config" adding an extension that's 
meaningful to you such as "config.original" - DO NOT OVERWRITE 
OR DELETE this file - if things go wrong, this will allow you to 
restore your smart configuration to its original state

as root move the file you downloaded to the same location and 
make sure it is owned by root

open smart and select Edit/Channels and see what you have - Make 
sure you de-select any repos you don't regularly use, and select 
the ones you currently do use

in the main window, click the "update channels" button which 
should do it



If anyone tries this, I'd appreciate feedback




-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, Md, USA


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