I should have included the link to the centos page for the extra repos. http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/ Scott French Vice President
Lakeshore Group, Ltd. On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Scott French <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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