Hello fellow CentOS'ers-
I'm trying to install a package from a not-to-be-named repository (privately operated for some proprietary software). They currently have a package I need but offer multiple versions. However, if I simply 'yum install packagename' it defaults to pulling down the most recent package. I would like to pull down the older version of the package but I'm unable to do so.
So, how would you specify version number for a package with two candidates but the same name? I'm at a loss... :-(
Tim Nelson Systems/Network Support Rockbochs Inc. (218)727-4332 x105
on 1-6-2009 2:26 PM Tim Nelson spake the following:
Hello fellow CentOS'ers-
I'm trying to install a package from a not-to-be-named repository (privately operated for some proprietary software). They currently have a package I need but offer multiple versions. However, if I simply 'yum install packagename' it defaults to pulling down the most recent package. I would like to pull down the older version of the package but I'm unable to do so.
So, how would you specify version number for a package with two candidates but the same name? I'm at a loss... :-(
I think you have to specify version. In the example;
bind-chroot-9.3.4-6.0.1.P1.el5_2.i386.rpm bind-chroot-9.3.4-6.0.2.P1.el5_2.i386.rpm
I think you would specify yum install bind-chroot-9.3.4-6.0.1.P1
but a later update will upgrade it anyway.
If there software doesn't work with the newer version, it shouldn't be in their repo, IMHO.
Tim Nelson wrote on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:26:17 -0600 (CST):
'yum install packagename'
yum install packagename-version (whatever convention they use for their packages)
Kai
Tim Nelson wrote:
Hello fellow CentOS'ers-
I'm trying to install a package from a not-to-be-named repository (privately operated for some proprietary software). They currently have a package I need but offer multiple versions. However, if I simply 'yum install packagename' it defaults to pulling down the most recent package. I would like to pull down the older version of the package but I'm unable to do so.
So, how would you specify version number for a package with two candidates but the same name? I'm at a loss... :-(
Why would the admin of the un-named repo include two versions unless one could be an update/bugfix? Did you try asking the admin of that repo? For example here is bash from base and update on CentOS 4
bash-3.0-19.7.i386.rpm 27-Jul-2008 03:30 1.7M bash-3.0-19.7.el4_7.1.i386.rpm 20-Oct-2008 14:53 1.7M
Tim Nelson I rather liked your sig in http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2009-January/070282.html
Wink :-)
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Vandaman wrote on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT):
Why would the admin of the un-named repo include two versions unless one could be an update/bugfix?
So, what? Isn't he entitled to say no to an update if he knows there is a problem on his setup with it?
Kai
Kai Schaetzl wrote:
Vandaman wrote on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT):
Why would the admin of the un-named repo include two versions unless one could be an update/bugfix?
So, what? Isn't he entitled to say no to an update if he knows there is a problem on his setup with it?
Yes, very often one person's bug fix is another person's new bug.
Hello List
Apologies but is there anyone that knows where I can download a x86_64 dvd iso?
Regards Per Qvindesland
Apologies but is there anyone that knows where I can download a x86_64 dvd iso?
You wont find a DVD iso for 4.3 from http as its bigger than the standard apache filesize limit
http://vault.centos.org/4.3/isos/i386/
Either get the CD iso's and make them into a DVD iso yourself or use the torrent, although not sure if there would be seeds for 4.3 now.
Hi
Cheers, I decided to rather download the 4.3 server version then trying to find a 4.3 dvd download.
Regards Per Qvindesland On 1/8/09 10:33 AM, "Tom Brown" tom@ng23.net wrote:
Apologies but is there anyone that knows where I can download a x86_64 dvd iso?
You wont find a DVD iso for 4.3 from http as its bigger than the standard apache filesize limit
http://vault.centos.org/4.3/isos/i386/
Either get the CD iso's and make them into a DVD iso yourself or use the torrent, although not sure if there would be seeds for 4.3 now.
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
clearly that link should be
Per Qvindesland wrote on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:24:26 +0100:
Apologies
You would not need to apologize if you would stop hijacking other threads. If you send a new question then hit the "new message" button, please!
Kai
on 1-7-2009 10:00 AM Kai Schaetzl spake the following:
Vandaman wrote on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT):
Why would the admin of the un-named repo include two versions unless one could be an update/bugfix?
So, what? Isn't he entitled to say no to an update if he knows there is a problem on his setup with it?
Kai
Yes, but yum needs a little coercion to ignore that update. You would have to exclude that package after you got the older one installed so it didn't update.
----- "Scott Silva" ssilva@sgvwater.com wrote:
on 1-7-2009 10:00 AM Kai Schaetzl spake the following:
Vandaman wrote on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT):
Why would the admin of the un-named repo include two versions unless one could be an update/bugfix?
So, what? Isn't he entitled to say no to an update if he knows there
is a
problem on his setup with it?
Kai
Yes, but yum needs a little coercion to ignore that update. You would have to exclude that package after you got the older one installed so it didn't update.
The repo owner's latest packages technically 'work' but not to our standards hence the reason we're staying behind for now. We're not running any sort of automated 'yum -y update' or anything like that so I don't have to worry about updates causing issues. After all, I'm the only one who has access to the box. :-)
Tim Nelson Systems/Network Support Rockbochs Inc. (218)727-4332 x105
Scott Silva wrote on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:48:03 -0800:
Yes, but yum needs a little coercion to ignore that update. You would have to exclude that package after you got the older one installed so it didn't update.
Of course, but this wasn't the point of V.
Kai
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