On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 09:51 +0200, Dave Plater wrote:
> > Don't know how you tried to set it up ... but, if you had populated
> your
> > local cache under /var/lib/smart/cache/packages (and so on) with
> your
> > own downloaded packages (after initial setup) it should have "just
> > worked" to get your rpms off the local disk. Don't think you have to
> > create a local repository unless you're serving up to a clutch of
> PCs on
> > a LAN/WAN.
> >
> > Gavin
> >
> >
> Which version of smart are you running? I got 0.52-31 and maybe its
> just
> a bug. I tried to add packman to its list and it didn't take it
> either.
> The biggest problem is the lack of documentation. I tried a couple of
> configuration options from command line and couldn't come right
> either,
> perhaps there is a file somewhere to edit, I can't find anything
> useful
> in etc only two url specs it picked up on first run in the smart
> directory. Nothing in root either. /var/lib/smart/cache is a file on
> my
> system.
> Dave
If you get the package "smart-latest.rpm" it will automatically contain
ALL the desirable repos, particularly packman and guru. A link I give
below will tell how. That will solve the big show-stopper for you :-)
The way to solve the second show-stopper is from the smart-faq:
"How do I keep the downloaded files after installation?
You can do this once by using "smart -o remove-packages=false <install|
upgrade>", or set this as a permanent option using "smart config --set
remove-packages=false"."
Work from cli first and after installing smart run "$ smart update" and
it will prompt you one-by-one to enable all those repos. Getting that
correct install file ("smart-latest.rpm") is the key to avoid adding
repos by hand. Then add the "smart-gui" package if you prefer the gui
approach. I chop and change according to need.
The first time you run "smart update" from the cli and download even one
package it will create that directory "/var/lib/smart/packages" (NOTE: I
typed that path wrong first posting).
Sounds to me like you need to do some reading :-) Sooo ...
Try these links - especially this first one as most important:
http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=SMART_Package_Manager
and for smart documentation either "man smart" or -
http://labix.org/smart/faq
Following ALL those steps will get you humming along with the best
package (meta)manager around! ;-)
Gavin
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