Jerry Geis wrote: >> Jerry Geis wrote: >> >>/ >> />>/ If you haven't done *any* upgrade on that machine yet, use the >> />>/ CentOS-Media repo (the .repo file is where all other .repo files are). >> />>/ >> />>/ Disable all other repos, enable that and do a "yum grouplist". You'll >> / ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ >> >>/ see what group you have to install. >> />/ >> />/ Ok part of my problem was I was mounting the DVD under /mnt/cdrom >> />/ instead of /media/cdrom. >> />/ >> />/ yum repolist gives >> />/ yum repolist >> />/ Loading "fastestmirror" plugin >> />/ repo id repo name status >> />/ addons CentOS-5 - Addons enabled >> />/ base CentOS-5 - Base enabled >> />/ extras CentOS-5 - Extras enabled >> />/ updates CentOS-5 - Updates enabled >> />/ >> />/ however when I do the "yum grouplist" >> />/ its still trying to do the network yum not MEDIA repo and I get errors. >> />/ >> />/ I am still missing something.o >> / >> I underlined it for you. >> >> Ralph >> > Sorry, I wasnt getting the first time. I never had the edit the repo > files before and change > enabled=1 for the Media > then add the line > enabled=0 to every base repo. > > So now it starts off and looks like its going to do it but then it says > failed dependencies on openssh4.3p2-26.el5 > > Jerry I'm not sure how you got to that point while trying to install X on that machine but UNLESS there has been other stuff added from who-knows-where, yum will resolve the dependencies. That's what yum does. (You did read the 1st sentence of Ralph's 1st reply, right? -- "If you haven't done *any* upgrade on that machine yet,....")? Once that system has been cross-pollinated, all bets are off. If you *have* loaded that baby down with updates and/or packages from Fedora, EPEL, rpmforge, sourceforge, etc., then you will likely have a bunch of head-scratchin' in your near and distant future. Un-bastardization is kinda like un-ringing a bell.