When I have needed something that wasn't in the standard Centos Repos I usually can find it in one of the following. I haven't had any problems using them. I know on the Centos Help section it has a list of these and a couple other repos that you can use with them.
Dag RPM Repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux - This one is from the Fedora project. RPMforge.net - extras Scott French Vice President Lakeshore Group, Ltd. Phone:225-292-7422 Fax:225-291-0882 On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Joshua Frugé <[email protected]> wrote: > From my experience the problems come in when you start using external > repos/rpms. If it's not in the base repos, or epel, don't install it. > > Just like with MS, drink the kool aid, if red hat doesn't give it to > you, you don't need it (or more likely, you need the right os to fit > your purpose). > > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:47 AM, mat branyon <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/ > > Rpmforge helps a lot > > > > I haven't used centos in over a year though. I am debian monkey now. > > > > I haven't really experienced dependency hell with yum, but holy shit, > yum is > > slow. At least ports/portage is spitting some info out at you that let's > you > > know something is happening. > > > > Also: sup > > In addendum: san antonio? Can't say much, still in denver over here... > > Conclusion: I hate rpm too > > > > -mat > > > > On Aug 7, 2012 11:18 PM, "John Hebert" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I've started using Linux (CentOS 6) in preparation to take the RHCSA > >> Exam 200. I was previously running WinXP (the dreaded FPS monkey had > >> me) and only ran Linux in VMs or a dual-boot config for learning. I > >> work in a big iron AIX environment, so I get my UNIX jollies that way. > >> > >> The first thing that struck me was that RPM is still the same elephant > >> in the room no one mentions, just three years older. Is it just me? Am > >> I missing some magic tool out there? > >> > >> I get my hopes up every time I see the message "Resolving > >> dependencies..." only to have them dashed again and again, with the > >> response "Errors: this rpm requires that rpm and this other one too, > >> and while you're at it, you should probably get this one as well, even > >> though its name has nothing to do with the rpm you want". And the > >> insanity repeats itself, but now I am Googling for other rpms located > >> on sites with more ads than good search results. > >> > >> It would be more truthful if the Package Installer's response was "Sit > >> and wait while I tell you how you have failed me. It's your fault. You > >> should have known what I need and where to get it." And then it gives > >> you the silent treatment. You try again a few more times, but the > >> effort is usually more than the reward. In the end, nothing gets > >> resolved. You tell yourself you don't need that rpm, that you can live > >> without it and move on. But it's just a lie. > >> > >> Yum seems to have stricter standards for package distribution and the > >> local databases are cool, but it still seems I don't have right repos > >> setup. Is there some master site listing the yum repos and the > >> packages available there? > >> > >> RPM based package management is a muddled, mish-mash misnomer. I want > >> something like Gentoo's portage, or OpenBSD's ports tree. Ok, there > >> are not as many software packages available, but you KNOW that up > >> front, and not after going through many gyrations of the "Resolving > >> dependencies ..." madness. The time and frustration spent in > >> attempting to manually resolve rpms could have been better spent in > >> compiling code form source, which to me is a lot of fun and a chance > >> to learn something. > >> > >> Frustrated in San Antonio. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> General mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
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