On 3/24/07, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
You do not need to export a binary file. The following should work. # smart channel --show > mychannels.txt ### The above outputs all channels to mychannels.txt (text format). # smart channel --add < mychannels.txt ### The above imports import channels from mychannels.txt. Use `smart channel --show` to learn more. By the way, back in the FC3 days Dag used to include preconfigured channels in his packaging I'm not certain Dries does that any more.
-- Claude Jones Brunswick, Md, USA
