terminal problem?

[tinbob]

I am totally new to FC4. While trying to get the java installed, unsuccessfully, I somehow screwed up my terminal I think. I keep getting a config error that says it can't access config file ///etc/yum.conf. Why is this??
I am lost.

[brunson]

type "ls /etc/yum.conf" and see if it exists.

[tinbob]

It says that no such file exists. I tried to update my video system, did I perhaps delete something or change a path?

[brunson]

It looks like you've deleted he config file for yum somehow. I've never had a utiltity do that, I'd have to look suspiciously at you. The best thing to do would be to download the yum rpm (google is your friend) and install it with 'rpm --force' to replace the file.

[tinbob]

Uhh, how exactly does one install an rpm file? I don't know how it works. The websites I have browsed don't really explain it.

[blackthorn]

Originally Posted by tinbob

Uhh, how exactly does one install an rpm file? I don't know how it works. The websites I have browsed don't really explain it.

just open a xterminal, check out which version of yum you have installed.

$ rpm -q yum

then get the same version of yum rpm yum-xxx-yyy.rpm, and then as root user force install it.
to become root, if not already root, use the su command

$ su -
Password:*******
#

# rpm -ivh --force yum-xxx-yyy.rpm

that's all. Now all files of yum package shuuld be fresh installed.

[tinbob]

Thank you for the help. I got the yum installed again. It came off when I tried to update it on the Fedora FAQ site.