Yum Configuration
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Post-Install Solutions
We suggest that the only third party repository you should use is Livna. Fortunately, it's easy to setup, and contains most packages that you want, but can't get from fedora directly. Some other repositories have been known to conflict with packages provided by the Fedora Project, Livna will not.
Applicable to Fedora Versions
Requirements
This HOWTO requires a installation of fedora, preferably one with a default yum config(only fedora and fedora updates).Doing the work
Fedora 8
- Click here, Select open with install packages, then type in the root password.
or
Open a terminal and issue the following command:
$ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm'
Fedora 9
- Click here, Select open with install packages, then type in the root password.
or
Open a terminal and issue the following command:
$ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm'
Troubleshooting
How to test
From a shell, run yum info xmms-mp3 if you get an error, livna is not configured properlyCommon problems and fixes
Usually, the livna package didn't get installed. rpm -q livna-release will tell you. If it's not installed, try installing again, then test it again.More Information
Disclaimer
We test this stuff on our own machines, really we do. But you may run into problems, if you do, come to #fedora on irc.freenode.net
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