What's up with this InstallMedia repository?

***glennzo*** · #1 15th June 2010, 09:50 AM

For those of you who are having issues with yum and the InstallMeda repository, just a question. What was your Fedora 13 installation method? Was it installed using the LiveCD, the installation DVD or CD? Or, did you use Preupgrade? I have 3 systems running Fedora 13, all installed using the DVD, and haven't had any issues at all with this InstallMedia repository so I'm extremely curious about it.

BugRocks1 · #2 15th June 2010, 02:07 PM

Clean install from DVD F13 x86_64 default installation didn't choose anything just hit "forward".

BTW have you left your DVD on the cdrom tray and tried to update anything?

Maybe when the yum update first installs it checks for media and find the DVD on the tray with the original repositories and something goes wrong who knows.

***glennzo*** · #3 15th June 2010, 03:10 PM

I'm not having any issues with Fedora / yum. Just wondering what the deal is since we're seeing so many posts about it. I think I'll pop in the DVD tonight and try yum check-update or something just to see what happens and if I can get myself into trouble.

csonne · #4 24th June 2010, 07:08 PM

Hello all,

Solution for this problem is easy,
go to /etc/yum.repos.d

then just do: rm packagekit-media.repo
Why and how this repository is there i don't know, just remove it.

I bund a fedora 13 dvd after this i got this problem.

CSchwangler · #5 25th June 2010, 05:17 PM

I did several clean installations from liveCD (Gnome, XFCE, LXDE), usb stick as well as DVD and never had any problem with respect to this repository.

maxsap · #6 3rd August 2010, 02:21 PM

Hello I have the same problem with my installation,I have tried what csonne suggested but I cant delete the file using rm (as root) or over wright it any suggestions? thanks maxsap

CiaW · #7 3rd August 2010, 04:44 PM

I had an issue where RHEL v6 beta2 set up a media repo when I inserted my F13 dvd into the drive. There was some F13 package /rpm I wanted to copy and install. It was created on it's own and I didn't know about it until I tried to install something else via yum and it gave me an error about a media repo. (Maybe I need to post this on the rhel v6 mailing list...)

At any rate, if removing it doesn't fix it (since perhaps it gets re-created by the system?), you can open the relevant media .repo file in gedit or nano or your favorite editor and just change enabled=1 to enabled=0 and that should take care of it.

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I had an issue where RHEL v6 beta2 set up a media repo when I inserted my F13 dvd into the drive. There was some F13 package /rpm I wanted to copy and install. It was created on it's own and I didn't know about it until I tried to install something else via yum and it gave me an error about a media repo. (Maybe I need to post this on the rhel v6 mailing list...)

At any rate, if removing it doesn't fix it (since perhaps it gets re-created by the system?), you can open the relevant media .repo file in gedit or nano or your favorite editor and just change enabled=1 to enabled=0 and that should take care of it.

***glennzo*** · #8 3rd August 2010, 10:54 PM

Ciaw is right but that enabled= line doesn't exist in the file. You need to add it, so just add enabled=0 to the bottom of the file (/etc/yum.repos.d/packagekit-media.repo). Save and exit the editor.

JEO · #9 4th August 2010, 01:09 AM

I just had the same issue had to delete that file. I had recently created a 4GB USB flash drive as an installer, with the DVD install iso image on it, bootable, using livecd-iso-to-disk method in the how tos section. The file was probably created when I was testing it.

beighes · #10 4th August 2010, 01:27 AM

Greetings,
I recently (a month back) did a clean install of FC13 ( glennzo, i installed via DVD) & have had no issues. After reading these posts, I looked at my /etc/yum.repos.d/packagekit-media.repo. The line "enabled=" was already there. So my curiousity, "Why do I have "enabled=0", while it's not there for others. Just curious. Thanks!!
Cheers,
Steve

***glennzo*** · #11 4th August 2010, 01:47 AM

I've no idea as I can only speak from experience. Mine was there with no enabled= line in it. Guess that we can all summize that the file may or may not be there and, if it is there, it may or may not have the enabled= line present. Further, we can either delete the file or set enabled=0 by editing the existing line or adding the line if it's not there. Linux. Got to love it.

beighes · #12 4th August 2010, 01:57 AM

I've finally realized that, at times, keeping this pc operational is like trying to trace an electrical fault in a Lucas equipped British vehicle. If there is an issue, but it still works (somehow)...............don't worry. Isn't benign neglect grand !!
Cheers,
Steve

maxsap · #13 4th August 2010, 09:07 AM

Hello all,in my file the enabled is set to 0 so setting the enable to 0 doesnt work for me,also I cant remove the file I do as root:
cd /etc/yum.repos.d
rm packagekit-media.repo
and I get:
rm: remove regular file `packagekit-media.repo'? y
rm: cannot remove `packagekit-media.repo': Operation not permitted

***glennzo*** · #14 4th August 2010, 09:15 AM

Maxsap, when you type yum repolist is the media repo included? If not, it's already disabled.

JEO · #15 4th August 2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxsap

Hello all,in my file the enabled is set to 0 so setting the enable to 0 doesnt work for me,also I cant remove the file I do as root:
cd /etc/yum.repos.d
rm packagekit-media.repo
and I get:
rm: remove regular file `packagekit-media.repo'? y
rm: cannot remove `packagekit-media.repo': Operation not permitted

Did you set the immutable "i" attribute on that file? If so you should issue a chattr -i on it first then remove.