On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 22:30 -0800, Kam Leo wrote: > On 4/3/07, Ric Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > smart keeps trying to update packages from atrpms when the fedora repos > > would do just fine, and atrpms seems to be down. I'm trying to beat > > smart like a white mouth mule into NOT using atrpms so I can finish up a > > half baked update. I've unchecked it, set it to priority -3 and it still > > goes there like a dog to it's vomit trying to update the open office > > packages from atrpms and freezes up. (Biblically speaking here) > > > > It's making me nuts. I don't even see the openoffice packages there, yet > > this damn thing insists on using the site. What gives? Is there a shiny > > red button to push? I know "red" isn't a good color to push, but I'm at > > that stage. This is maddening and I'm about half crazed anyway. Ric > > > > Get help on smart: > > "smart --help" > "smart channel --help" > > >From command line: > > 1. Turn off/disable atrmps: "smart channel --disable atrmps" > 2. Clean out the cache of un-installed packages: "smart clean" > 3. Update package availability: "smart update" > 4. Upgrade installed packages: "smart upgrade" > > or use the gui: "smart --gui" I did that, disabled atrpms completely. I even erased it's channel as nothing else seemed to work. Now doing the update and it STILL seems to use atrpms. At least it is now dnloading packages. This is truly weird, and I'm using the GUI. <sighs> Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
