[CentOS] Repo order - priority plugins

[Linux Advocate]

> 
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Lanny Marcus wrote:
> > On 2/27/09, Linux Advocate wrote:
> >> Guys, what is the best way of arranging the repos with regards to their
> >> priority? Any ideas, especially for all non base ones?
> >>
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo - priority = 1, 2
> >>
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/atrpms.repo
> >>
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
> >>
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/kbs-extras.repo
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/kbs-misc.repo
> >>
> >> /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo
> >>
> >> How would we position dags repo?
> >
> > Check out this URL:
> > http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/Yum/Priorities
> 
> I'm not sure that was the question. I think the OP wants to know in
> what order he should prioritize all those repos. To which I say: What
> the heck do you need that many repos for in the first place? Mixing
> third party repos is usually problematic, even if properly
> prioritized. It becomes a dependency nightmare.
> 
> If you really need those repos, I would install them, but configure
> them with "enabled=0" and manually enable them on the yum command line
> only when needed.
> 
> Perhaps a little background would help. What services do you need from
> all of those repos? Are you running a do-everything desktop machine,
> or servers? Have you considered virtualization as a way to isolate the
> instances where third party packages are needed?
> 

jeff, your questions have created some clarity for me.