Raghu Narasimhan wrote: > Thanks Marcelo. That certainly helped. > > Although, now I keep seeing this message: > > /[root at mpvmpc19 paramiko]# yum install Crypto.Util.randpool > Loading "fastestmirror" plugin > Loading "priorities" plugin > Setting up Install Process > Setting up repositories > not using ftp, http[s], or file for repos, skipping - ~ > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > Reading repository metadata in from local files > 336 packages excluded due to repository priority protections > Parsing package install arguments > / > > In the yum configuration file, there are may mirrors listed in a few > files: What should the priorities be? (I wnt to make sure no packages > are excluded. 336 is a very large number) > > Second: I was able to install python-paramiko. It seems to work with > Python2.3 (Python2.3 comes as default with CentOS). I have installed > Python 2.4.6 and need the same to work with that. Any tips? > -- > Raghu Narasimhan > > raghu.united at gmail.com <mailto:raghu.united at gmail.com> > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Marcelo M. Garcia > <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com > <mailto:marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com>> wrote: > > 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 > Hi To be honest, I had never seen this messages before. I'm not familiar with CentOS 4, but seems that something is wrong. About the python version. I would say that depends on how did you installed it. If you installed python from sources, then I think you have to build paramiko also. But I'm not sure. Regards M.