>From: <rlengland@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Date: 2007/06/18 Mon PM 01:09:40 CDT >To: paule@xxxxxx, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Re: FC6 "Cannot retreive software information" > >>From: Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Date: 2007/06/18 Mon PM 01:09:40 CDT >>To: paule@xxxxxx, For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: Re: FC6 "Cannot retreive software information" > >>Paul Erickson wrote: >>> For some reason, one of my FC6 boxes is no longer able to "Add/Remove >>> software" with Pirut, Pup, or Yum. >>> With Pirut and Pup, after a few seconds I get the "Cannot retrieve >>> software information" error, and if I try >>> a "Yum -y update" I get the following error. >>> >>> [root@localhost core]# yum -y update >>> Loading "installonlyn" plugin >>> Setting up Update Process >>> Setting up repositories >>> http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: >>> [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:59:48 GMT >>> Server: Apache >>> Transfer-Encoding: chunked >>> Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 >>> >>> Trying other mirror. >>> Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: adobe-linux >>> >>> I know the machine is connected to the network, and can browse the >>> internet fine. Another FC6 box on the same >>> network can add/remove update software fine. What might be causing the >>> difference? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >> I used yum update without the -y and 13 hours later my FC6 was up to >>date with 450 updates and 630 MB. >> >>Not sure what the -y does. >> >>Karl >> >>-- >>fedora-list mailing list >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -y is the flag to force approve all updates. It keeps you from having to accept the updates before they are applied. using "man yum" will explain that. -y may or may not be a wise thing to do unless you look at the updates and agree that you want them all. ~~R
