Gavin Chester wrote:
> 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
>
Thanks for your help, it looks like a smart package manager. Its maybe a
little too smart, it only wants to add the oss and non-oss factory
repositories, I assume because my system calls itself 11.0 alpha or
because thats where I got it. I am using the gui version and it did the
update automatically. When I select hide installed packages, there is
nothing to see. I tried adding my local rpm dir and it won't stop asking
for keys anyway I jammed the enter key and changed to focus under mouse
and it's reached 99% after a while. At last I have a package list, now
lets try to hide installed. Yes at last I've got some packages I can
install. Now the big test is install poppler (poppler is a no no on my
system as it has some issue with kdegraphics. Perfect it tells me to
remove xpdf-tools, kdebase, kdegraphics and every thing kerry or beagle.
OK it looks good, thanks for forcing me to make an extra effort.
seasons compliments
Dave
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