[CentOS] Centos 6.3 - which repos to use?

[Rob Kampen]

On 01/28/2013 01:50 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On 01/27/2013 06:20 PM, Rob Kampen wrote:
>> On 01/28/2013 04:43 AM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>>> On 01/27/2013 08:18 AM, Bry8 Star wrote:
>>>> Hi Anthony, it would be really great, to see various types of
>>>> repo-configs on centos wiki, now if few helpful&    experienced users
>>>> can grab this idea and come forward and share their repo config (and
>>>> their case/usage scenario along with that), then that would be great.
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> (Sorry for spelling&    grammar mistakes in previous and in this
>>>> posting, pls kindly disregard, its not a grammar discussion thread).
>>>>
>>>> -- Bry8Star.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Received from Anthony K, on 2013-01-27 2:48 AM:
>>>>> On 26/01/13 14:59, Bry8 Star wrote:
>>>>>> CentOS webpage/site should also show to all users, some example
>>>>>> of using multiple repos and how to implement effective
>>>>>> includepkgs, exclude, priority etc directives properly for some
>>>>>> certain last&    STABLE app(s) (which is by default not in
>>>>>> CentOS), so that others can understand the pattern, or have a
>>>>>> pointer for them. Just mentioning about, that, there is such
>>>>>> things called "includepkgs=...", "exclude=..." ad now go do it
>>>>>> yourself (and sorry no example), obviously does not help that
>>>>>> much to users, and its CentOS's loss as well, users go away to
>>>>>> other distros, and ultimately many of them are lost in the
>>>>>> jungle. -- Bright Star (Bry8Star).
>>>>> But you appear to be missing the "C" part in CentOS (or Community
>>>>>     Enterprise OS).  If you can contribute to the Wiki, then the
>>>>> immediate problem is solved in that such threads can be pointed
>>>>> to the Wiki and slows the growth of my CentOS list folder!
>>>>>
>>>>> Frankly, if you have a good point to make that would benefit the
>>>>> masses and you have spare time, then it's best to create a Wiki
>>>>> page for it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers, ak.
>>>>>
>>> There is already a fine page on this subject on the wiki.
>>>
>>> http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories
>>>
>> The point being made is that various people have the knowledge and
>> experience
>> to advise a startup setting for
>> priority=
>> for each repo
>> I know that what I'm using has caused conflicts that have been quite
>> time consuming
>> to resolve - what works for others would be most helpful
>> I do recognise that this will vary depending upon what tools are
>> required but as a start:
>> 1. developer workstation - what repos and what priority
>> 2. LAMP server - probably just CentOS repos and something which deals
>> with later php / perl / ruby
>> 3. web / internet workstation - needs audio and video stuff working
>> just my thoughts for starters.
> That totally depends on what you need to install and what repo it is
> in.  Since 3rd party repos are constantly adding new packages that they
> did not have last week, it is impossible to say what would be the proper
> priorities.
>
> I already posted what I personally do, which is:
>
> Install CentOS and set Base, updates, extras, and fasttrack to a Priority=1
>
> I usually do not need to enable centosplus, but if I do, I set it to
> Priority=2 and I put "excludes=<pkg_names>" in the Priority=1 repos for
> the packages I want let CentOS plus replace in those repos.
>
> I then normally add EPEL and set the Priority=10 for that.
>
> Hopefully, that is all I need to add.
>
> If I have to add any more repositories, first make sure my packages are
> currently all updated by doing a yum upgrade.  Then I add the new repos
> one at a time and I make them Priority=10 (the same as EPEL) ... and
> after I add them , i do a "yum update".  If it tries to update, I look
> at the packages and decide if I am going to allow the update or not ...
> if I am ok to do the updates, then I do them and make sure it works.
> Then I would install the packages I need from that repo.  Then I would
> add the next new repo till I get to the end.
>
> The best scenario is that all your 3rd party repos can co-exist at the
> same Priority setting and that is where I start (at Priority=10) ... and
> if something does not work, I troubleshoot it and take individual action.
>
> Each individual machine is going to require a unique and separate group
> of settings based on what you want to install ... which is why there is
> no official recommendations.
>
> I personally am using the following repos right now on my main Desktop,
> which is CentOS-6.3:
>
> adobe-linux-x86_64
> |  951 B     00:00
> base
> | 3.7 kB     00:00
> cr
> | 3.0 kB     00:00
> elrepo
> | 1.9 kB     00:00
> elrepo-extras
> | 1.9 kB     00:00
> extras
> | 3.5 kB     00:00
> fasttrack
> | 3.5 kB     00:00
> google-chrome
> |  951 B     00:00
> google-musicmanager
> |  951 B     00:00
> livna
> | 1.3 kB     00:00
> nux-dextop
> | 2.7 kB     00:00
> rpmforge
> | 1.9 kB     00:00
> updates
> | 3.5 kB     00:00
>
> All of the secondary repos are set to the same priorities and everything
> seems to work.
>
> Right now I have an "exclude=wxGtk*" for rpmforge for some reason. And
> an "exclude=nx freenx*" for Nux! repo.
>
thanks Johnny - that was helpful (for me anyhow).

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