Robert P. J. Day wrote: > for example, i want to install "kprof". i know an rpm is available > at kprof.sourceforge.net, but i'd like to just "yum install" it. > however, it's not available at any of my currently-enabled repos. > > is there some kind of "meta yum" feature that would search a larger > set of repos for me? perhaps a set of "fedora-endorsed" repos? > thanks. > > rday > It would probably be simpler to download the RPM, and use "yum localinstall kprof*.rpm". That way, yum will handle missing dependencies for you. If you are sure you have all the dependencies for the package, you can run "rpm -ivh <URL of the RPM file> to download/install the RPM in one operation. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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