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<br>> NO, you don't give the *file name*, you give the base package name, in<br>> this case 'flash-plugin'. The repo metadata supplies the proper<br>> version+release (10.0.22.87-release) and arch (i386 or posibly x86_64).<br>> The .rpm gets added somewhere in the bowels of yum, as needed to fetch<br>> the proper file (.hdr is also append when the header is fetched).<br>> <br>> You have to understand that there is an important difference between<br>> package *names* and the names of the package *files*. Generally, the<br>> RPM files in a repository are built up from pieces: a base package<br>> name, its version & release string, its arch, and a file extension<br>> (.rpm for actual packages, .hdr for headers, which contain just the<br>> information needed to process dependencies). You only ever give yum<br>> the base package name [sometimes qualified with the arch] (except in<br>> the *special* case of 'install-local'). You also only give the base<br>> package name (*possibly* qualified with a version+release and/or arch)<br>> to rpm's query and erase (-q & -e) functions. You do give the actual<br>> file name for the install and update functions (-i and -U) of rpm.<br>> <br>> This can seem confusing to novice users of RPM (less so with yum, since<br>> there is a greater level of overal consistency). Think of it like this:<br>> yum always deals in packages by *name* at the UI level (yum takes care<br>> of the mapping between packages *names*and the package *files*). In the<br>> case of RPM, you install or update a package with a package file. Once<br>> installed, the package *file* is no longer of use to RPM, since what is<br>> installed is the *package* not the package file itself.<br><br>ah OK thanks so much!<br><br>OK I just ran it again, still can't get it right, I'm still doing something wrong...<br><br>[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-plugin<br>Loading "fastestmirror" plugin<br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile<br> * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com<br> * base: centos.omnispring.com<br> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu<br> * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com<br> * extras: updates.interworx.info<br>Setting up Install Process<br>Parsing package install arguments<br>Package flash-plugin - 10.0.22.87-release.i386 is already installed.<br>Nothing to do<br>[root@localhost tmp]#<br>[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_player<br>Loading "fastestmirror" plugin<br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile<br> * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com<br> * base: centos.omnispring.com<br> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu<br> * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com<br> * extras: updates.interworx.info<br>Setting up Install Process<br>Parsing package install arguments<br>No package flash_player available.<br>Nothing to do<br>[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash-player<br>Loading "fastestmirror" plugin<br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile<br> * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com<br> * base: centos.omnispring.com<br> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu<br> * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com<br> * extras: updates.interworx.info<br>Setting up Install Process<br>Parsing package install arguments<br>No package flash-player available.<br>Nothing to do<br>[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install flash_plugin<br>Loading "fastestmirror" plugin<br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile<br> * adobe-linux-i386: linuxdownload.adobe.com<br> * base: centos.omnispring.com<br> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu<br> * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com<br> * extras: updates.interworx.info<br>Setting up Install Process<br>Parsing package install arguments<br>No package flash_plugin available.<br>Nothing to do<br><br><pre><br><br><br> <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br> <title></title><br> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.3 (Unix)"><br> <style type="text/css">
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</style><br><br><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">[root@localhost tmp]# yum install
curl.i386</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading "fastestmirror"
plugin</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading mirror speeds from cached
hostfile</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * adobe-linux-i386:
linuxdownload.adobe.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * base: centos.omnispring.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * extras: updates.interworx.info</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Setting up Install Process</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Parsing package install arguments</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Resolving Dependencies</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">--> Running transaction check</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">---> Package curl.i386
0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 set to be updated</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">--> Finished Dependency Resolution</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Dependencies Resolved</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">=============================================================================</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Package Arch
Version Repository Size</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">=============================================================================</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Installing:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> curl i386
7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4 updates 232 k</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Transaction Summary</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">=============================================================================</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Install 1 Package(s)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Update 0 Package(s)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Remove 0 Package(s)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Total download size: 232 k</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Is this ok [y/N]: y</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Downloading Packages:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">(1/1): curl-7.15.5-2.1.el 100%
|=========================| 232 kB 00:00</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Running rpm_check_debug</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Running Transaction Test</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Finished Transaction Test</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Transaction Test Succeeded</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Running Transaction</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Installing: curl
######################### [1/1]</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Installed: curl.i386
0:7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.4</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Complete!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading "fastestmirror"
plugin</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading mirror speeds from cached
hostfile</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * adobe-linux-i386:
linuxdownload.adobe.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * base: centos.omnispring.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * addons: mirrors.gigenet.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * extras: updates.interworx.info</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Setting up Install Process</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Parsing package install arguments</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">No package
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-release.i386.rpm available.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nothing to do</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">[root@localhost tmp]#</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">[root@localhost tmp]# ls -la</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">total 128</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 Apr
4 14:38 .</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr
4 12:40 ..</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-rwx------ 1 root root 4368 Apr
4 13:00 adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Mar 30
07:30 .exchange-user</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr
4 12:40 .font-unix</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4
12:42 gconfd-user</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 1
04:56 .gdmINUQRU</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Apr
4 12:40 .gdm_socket</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-rw------- 1 user user 66 Apr 4
12:42 .gdmV125RU</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr
4 12:42 .ICE-unix</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4
12:42 kde-user</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Apr 4
12:42 ksocket-user</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4
15:01 orbit-user</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwx------ 2 user user 4096 Apr 4
12:42 ssh-VPclej3237</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 Apr
4 12:40 .X0-lock</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Apr
4 12:40 .X11-unix</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">[root@localhost tmp]# yum -y install
adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading "fastestmirror"
plugin</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loading mirror speeds from cached
hostfile</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * adobe-linux-i386:
linuxdownload.adobe.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * base: centos.omnispring.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * addons: mirrors.unbornmedia.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> * extras: updates.interworx.info</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Setting up Install Process</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Parsing package install arguments</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Examining
adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm: adobe-release-i386 -
1.0-1.noarch</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch-1.rpm:
does not update installed package.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nothing to do</p>
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