[CentOS] package manager CentOS

Wed Feb 25 09:38:28 UTC 2009
Marcelo M. Garcia <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com>

Raghu Narasimhan wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I have some doubts with regards a Python module called paramiko (used to 
> automate ssh related stuff)
> 
> 1. Does Paramiko 1.7.2 and 1.6.4 work with CentOS 4
>  
> 2. If yes, what is the exact 'yum' command to install paramiko on CentOS 4?
> I have tried all possible ones without success.
>  
>         yum install paramiko
>         yum install python-paramiko(with and without version numbers)
>         python-paramiko.noarch
> 
> /[rUSER at HOST]# yum search paramiko
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading "priorities" plugin
> Searching Packages:
> Setting up repositories
> extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> update                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> addons                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> No Matches found
> /
> 
> Installing it without yum throws dependency problems which are never 
> ending : starting with python-crypto and python(abi) - which I am unable 
> to find; which will no doubt lead to other dependencies.
>  
> Is there any change that has to be made to the yum repository to point 
> it to look in a different place?
>  
> 3. Alternatively, I also have apt-get on the CentOS box - can you tell 
> me some repos that I can add for apt-get as well?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> --
> Raghu Narasimhan
> 
Hi

Maybe you need to add the "rpmforge" repository.
https://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge/Using

Regards

Marcelo