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

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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


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