Mixing repos in Fedora (Livna, RPMForge, atrpms and more!)

***Firewing1*** · #1 20th March 2006, 10:24 PM

Note: This howto has been transferred to my blog here.
Hello,
I've found a way to get a nice combination of repos working, consisting of Livna, rpmforge (dries and freshrpms), plus atrpms set to disabled.

Fedora Development / Rawhide
FreshRPMs and Dries don't do much building until the final is out, so for it's best to only use Livna here.

Code:

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm

Now edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/livna.repo file and change this line under the '[livna]' section:

Code:

enabled=1

to:

Code:

enabled=0

Now, edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/livna-devel.repo file and change this line under the [livna-devel] section:

Code:

enabled=0

to:

Code:

enabled=1

Fedora Core 6

Code:

su -
wget http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/6/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
rpm -ihv freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
rm freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm -f
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm
cd /etc/yum.repos.d
echo '
[atrpms]
name=Fedora Core 6 - i386 - ATrpms
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc6-i386/atrpms/stable
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
# 
# requires stable
# 
[atrpms-testing]
name=Fedora Core 6 - i386 - ATrpms testing
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc6-i386/atrpms/testing
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0

# 
# requires stable and testing
# 
[atrpms-bleeding]
name=Fedora Core 6 - i386 - ATrpms bleeding
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc6-i386/atrpms/bleeding
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
' > atrpms.repo

Fedora Core 5

Code:

su -
rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release5.rpm
rpm -Uhv http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/5/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm
wget http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/dries.ulyssis.org/fedora/fc5/`uname -i`/RPMS.dries/rpmforge-release-0.2-2.2.fc5.rf.`uname -i`.rpm
rpm -Uhv rpmforge-release-0.2-2.2.fc5.rf.`uname -i`.rpm

Now, create the following file with the content:
/etc/yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo:

Code:

[atrpms]
name=Fedora Core 5 - $basearch - ATrpms
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc5-$basearch/atrpms/stable
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
# requires stable #
[atrpms-testing]
name=Fedora Core 5 - $basearch - ATrpms testing
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc5-$basearch/atrpms/testing
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
# requires stable and testing #
[atrpms-bleeding]
name=Fedora Core 5 - $basearch - ATrpms bleeding
baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/fc5-$basearch/atrpms/bleeding
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0

Extra Notes:

RPMForge (Dries) will only work in i386 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit), but not ppc (mac).
The Gstreamer RPMs are also packaged by Livna and Freshrpms, so I've taken it out.

Livna, Freshrpms and Dries are left on by default as they are pretty compatible. Officially, I know they're not compatible but even more so now in Fedora Core 5 standardization has fixed almost all of the incompatibilities and they are reliable together. If you'd like to disable them to be safe, all you have to do is change this line in /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo and /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo:

Code:

enabled=1

to

Code:

enabled=0

If neither exists, you'll want add enabled=0 as 1 enables!

Now, usage. To temporairily enable a disabled repo, type:

Code:

yum --enablerepo=repoid [command] [packages]

You can include more than one --enablerepo commands. So, for example, if I wanted to update from FreshRPMS and ATRPMS (let's say they're both disabled), I'd type:

Code:

yum --enablerepo=atrpms --enablerepo=freshrpms update

Be warned about ATRPMs, though, they replace base Fedora packages and cause many problems. In my opinion, you should only update / install packages from them if you know what it means or you know what you're doing.

Enjoy!
Firewing1

**Finalzone** · #2 20th March 2006, 10:49 PM

Go to edit mode and change the title.

***Firewing1*** · #3 20th March 2006, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finalzone

Go to edit mode and change the title.

I did -- But it "new posts" it still shows the typo..
Firewing1

Robgould · #4 20th March 2006, 10:52 PM

Nice post. Thanks for sharing this.

gundark · #5 20th March 2006, 11:34 PM

God bless you, you have made my life so much easier, so much, i guess for a noob like me

linux_paul · #6 21st March 2006, 04:30 AM

Firewing1,

I copied and pasted the code for rpmforge.repo and mirrors-rpmforge but I get this errors:

Code:

rpmforge                                                             [3/6]
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/freshrpms/p...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:27:59 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.1-dev (Unix)
Content-Length: 363
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.

over and over through the entire mirror list. Any advice?

pwiesen

***Firewing1*** · #7 21st March 2006, 04:52 AM

Currently, rpmforge only works for x86_64... just disable it by changeing

Code:

enabled=1

to

Code:

enabled=0

btw, I made a mistake... It won't make a diff either way for i386 as it still work, but for x86_64 users (64bit) please update the syntax in the mirrors file.
Firewing1

elz · #8 21st March 2006, 08:33 AM

Thanks =D!

k3rn3l · #9 21st March 2006, 10:52 AM

Im with FC 5 Final (2.6.15-1.2059_FC5) , and when type "yum update" i m getting this error

Code:

 yum update
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
livna                                                                [1/6]
livna                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
rpmforge                                                             [2/6]
http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
Trying other mirror.
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:44 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.54 (Debian GNU/Linux)
Content-Length: 5856
Content-Type: text/html
Via: 1.1 www.mirrorservice.org
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/freshrpms/pub/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:44 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.1-dev (Unix)
Content-Length: 352
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp2.lcpe.uni-sofia.bg/freshrpms/pub/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:44 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat)
Content-Length: 357
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:45 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat)
Content-Length: 396
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:45 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat)
Content-Length: 351
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:47 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.46 (CentOS)
Content-Length: 342
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://rpmfind.net/linux/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:30:49 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat)
Content-Length: 338
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://rh-mirror.linux.iastate.edu/pub/dag/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:50 GMT
Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Unix) PHP/4.3.9
Content-Length: 359
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
http://apt.sw.be/dries/fedora/fc%24releaserver/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:42:51 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.1-dev (Unix)
Content-Length: 326
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Trying other mirror.
Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: rpmforge
failure: repodata/repomd.xml from rpmforge: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
Error: failure: repodata/repomd.xml from rpmforge: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

***Firewing1*** · #10 21st March 2006, 01:44 PM

Don't use rpmforge yet -- they havn't officially come out. Only x86_64 will work.
Firewing1

PeTzZz · #11 21st March 2006, 02:26 PM

RPMForge and Livna are not compatible! As it leads to conflicts then you should not suggest to use them together as you do at the moment!

***Firewing1*** · #12 21st March 2006, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeTzZz

RPMForge and Livna are not compatible! As it leads to conflicts then you should not suggest it!

What conflict, though? Technically, yes they are because of some lisence thing or another, I forget, but I've been using RPMForge + Livna all along (since 'core 2 when I went from RH9 > FC2) and no problems or incompatibilities have arisen.... Anyways, for those who want to disable one or the other, just change the

Code:

enabled=1

to

Code:

enabled=0

into the repo you want to disable.

Firewing1

PeTzZz · #13 21st March 2006, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firewing1

What conflict, though? Technically, yes they are because of some lisence thing or another, I forget, but I've been using RPMForge + Livna all along (since 'core 2 when I went from RH9 > FC2) and no problems or incompatibilities have arisen....

Lucky you! Read this for example. I have seen some concrete problems about this issues too in some threads.

The conflict is due to package naming.

I highly suggest to not to leave this mixing problem to your original post.

jim · #14 21st March 2006, 03:11 PM

performing a

Code:

rpm -ivh http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/5/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm

installs the freshrpm repo i386 only for now
from freshrpms site

Quote:

Latest news entry (2006/03/20)

The Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux) freshrpms packages website has been put online at the same time the distribution has been released. Only i386 and x86_64 packages are available today, the ppc ones will follow in a day or two.

***Firewing1*** · #15 21st March 2006, 10:30 PM

Thanks -- @fedorajim I added it to the howto & @PeTzZz set RPMForge to disabled as it doesn't work for i386 anyways.
Firewing1