On Sat, 2008-04-12 at 09:28 -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote: > hamood Iqbal wrote: > > Thanks a ot john, > > > > i installed yumex and it works perfect. > > > > after installing yumex centos package manager is also working. > > > > still confused how to add dvd as repo > > > > i found the CentOS-Media.repo can you just tell me how to add centos > > dvd which is in E: drive to this file. > > > > Thanks a lot . and your are rite abt suse . i hope i never have to go back. > > > > > > Firstly ... installing from the DVD is problematic, as there are > continually updates being added between releases of the DVD and you > should really install from the Internet (or a locally updated mirror) > instead using the defualt Yumex or yum configs. > > What this means is that packages from the DVD "Might Not Work" if you > have done any updates at all since the install. (If foo-1.1.1 was on > the DVD and we have released foo-1.1.2 as an update ... and if bar-1.1.1 > is on the DVD and it needs foo-1.1.1 ... but bar-1.1.2 is also an update > ... and if you try to install bar-1.1.1 from the DVD it will not > install. However, yum install bar (which will get bar-1.1.2 from > updates) will work. > > SO ... after install (if you have done any updates), you should not use > the DVD for installing packages any more as it is just a point in time > copy of the bigger tree. > > If you insist on doing it anyway, it should work if you do this: > > yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=c5-media install <package> Well, that's why it wouldn't work for him. I give the wrong repo example. > > substitute the packages you want to install for <package> > > Thanks, > Johnny Hughes > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ~/john OpenPGP Sig:BA91F079