What's happening to "YUM"

svenkatesan · #1 17th April 2006, 03:18 PM

See the attached code below.
I think my whole yum file corrupted,
Anyone can post their file.
I am using FC4(upgraded from FC3) then all these prob. started.
Thanks

PHP Code:


			
[root@localhost etc]# yum install tcl devel tk devel

Error: Bad repository file ///etc/yum.repos.d/extras.repo, no repo stanzas.

Repository updates-released already added, not adding again

Repository base already added, not adding again

Repository livna-testing already added, not adding again

Setting up Install Process

Setting up repositories

dries                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00

Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: livna-stable

failure: repodata/repomd.xml from livna-stable: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

[root@localhost etc]#

ptsz · #2 17th April 2006, 03:22 PM

I have similar problems with Livna, but upgradeing to FC5 most of the prolems dissapeared because some Livna resources was integrated into 'fedora updates'

Christy · #3 17th April 2006, 04:28 PM

I'm not sure if this'll help, but here are the contents of what used to be in my yum.repos.d (when I had FC4 that is

)

svenkatesan · #4 18th April 2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christy

I'm not sure if this'll help, but here are the contents of what used to be in my yum.repos.d (when I had FC4 that is

)

This is what I get

PHP Code:


			
[root@localhost kumar]# tar -xvzf yum.repos.d.tar.gz

yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo



gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file

yum.repos.d/dag.repo

yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo

yum.repos.d/livna.repo

yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo

yum.repos.d/fedora.repo

yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo

yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo

yum.repos.d/fedora-extras-devel.repo

yum.repos.d/kde-redhat.repo

yum.repos.d/dries.repo

yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo

yum.repos.d/jpackage.repo

yum.repos.d/newrpms.repo

yum.repos.d/flash.repo

tar: Child returned status 1

tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Christy · #5 18th April 2006, 01:07 PM

Try this, here are only the fedora repositories. Extract them somewhere in your home directory then move them into /etc/yum.repos.d. Then follow the instructions at http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

Jman · #6 18th April 2006, 04:52 AM

Best to start over with repos probably. Download the lastest fedora-release package and use

Code:

rpm -Uvh --replacefiles --oldpackage fedora-release*

svenkatesan · #7 18th April 2006, 12:31 PM

HI Jaman
I got this reply

PHP Code:


			
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -Uvh --replacefiles --oldpackage fedora-release*

error: File not found by glob: fedora-release*

svenkatesan · #8 18th April 2006, 12:32 PM

Can somebody attach working yum.conf for FC4.
Thanks

svenkatesan · #9 19th April 2006, 01:57 AM

Hi Christy
I extract and put back into yum.repos.d folder then I gave command "yum install yumex"
It tries to reach mirror sites but unable reach fully
primary.xml... some go to 98% some 20% it keeps going and going for almost 5 min.
As i was in late night yesterday I will give a try tomorrow.
Then let you know.
Thanks for the help.

***Firewing1*** · #10 19th April 2006, 02:14 AM

"Update" installs are not recommended for these reasons -- They cause problems. Would it be possible to backup & do a fresh install (format) of FC5? This way you'd have the newest, fastest software and also fix your issues.
If that's not possible, then try this:

Code:

su -
wget http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm
rm /etc/yum.repos.d/* -drf
rpm -Uhv fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm --replacepkgs --replacefiles
yum clean all
yum install xpackage

That should work.
By the way, it's "tk-devel" and not "tk devel"

Christy · #11 19th April 2006, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firewing1

"Update" installs are not recommended for these reasons -- They cause problems. Would it be possible to backup & do a fresh install (format) of FC5? This way you'd have the newest, fastest software and also fix your issues.
If that's not possible, then try this:

Code:

su -
wget http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm
rm /etc/yum.repos.d/* -drf
rpm -Uhv fedora-release-4-2.noarch.rpm --replacepkgs --replacefiles
yum clean all
yum install xpackage

That should work.
By the way, it's "tk-devel" and not "tk devel"

I've been looking for a way to replace the contents of yum.repos.d for quite a while now (all is good on my system at the present time, but I was fighting with yum quite a bit about 2 months ago, and it involved me accidently deleting all the repository files

). will have to make note of this. Thanks

***Firewing1*** · #12 19th April 2006, 10:29 PM

No problem, just be warned -- You have to install the right fedora-release! If you install that link (for Fedora Core 4) on a Core 5 system, you will get either the Core 4 packages, causing problems or endless Yum errors...
Firewing1

Christy · #13 19th April 2006, 11:23 PM

I noticed that

(not errors, I noticed the 4)

svenkatesan · #14 20th April 2006, 01:18 AM

Hi
Thanks for all who try to bring me out of woods but still I could not.
So I hired a helicopter to come out...

I mean I am planning to install afresh.
Since I am using dial up,I can't think of FC5 right now.
I hope FC4 will do for me at present.
Bye

marko · #15 20th April 2006, 04:15 AM

I've noticed that they've been doing some really huge yum sets lately,
like tonight I just downloaded an update for FC5 that was 184Megs
and that was with me manually avoiding the kernel update which
would have made it even bigger. Also, it wasn't that big because I
didn't do a yum update in a long time, my last yum update on
this machine was only 2 days ago. I think they don't have much
choice since there are interdependencies (the big chunk of the
set tonight was KDE and it's libraries). Otherwise it would be a good
idea to put some out one day and a bit more the next to spread out
the server load. ... this might explain some of these timeouts.
Mark