I'm glad you found the archives. Keep in mind that there are many mirrors for each of the versions of YDL but what works best is staying within the one version you use. Think of this as a problem of having a blanket. One whole blanket of one type can useful for many years. However, if you start to patch up the blanket with items foreign to how it was constructed in the first place, it starts to look and act a bit messed up.
So stay within the version which works best with the system you have. If you intend to move up beyond this version, it is best to upgrade completely to an entirely new version of YDL because whatever current packages and software exist are primed to work with the latest offerings available and the programming and partitioning structures and many other things have radically changed. As a result it is not at all clear that staying with an old version of YDL and mixing that with whatever current programs are available is a good idea. Regarding xine, the mirrors which I used then do work for YDL 4.1; as does the software. So as long as yum.conf is pointing at the right mirrors and if xine for YDL 4.1 happens to reside there, then it is there for YDL 4.1. However, unless you know how to read directories the way most persons can read newpapers, it may not be easy to discover whether that is so to your satisfaction before you use my version of yum.conf. If your only purpose is to search for xine for that version of YDL, you will have to acquire this skill, because I cannot guarantee that xine will be there. A quick way to develop this skill... since you have to do it anyway, sooner or later,.. is to use yum.conf itself as a guide. The term baseurl is used as a variable, the same way y= a+b+c, was used. Think of "a" as the identity of the server. Whatever follows afterwards are the directories within that server. You can try this out on your own by visiting each server . Choose any of the servers (from the mirrors listed at TSS) and place its name into your favorite browser's URL. Then one by one see what happens when you add another directory to the URL as it is expressed. For instance, let's look at the first one within my yum.conf file. Enter the whole server name complete with directories (start from http) and place it into the URL and just go there. See what happens if you remove the last directory. Then the one before that. You will discover that you are one by one returning to the server's top level or top directory tree. Go back down the same tree. You might discover other branches of YDL earlier versions. Notice that the branch to them is different from the branch of the directory tree leading to 4.1. If you have the time, you may discover for yourself under the directory extras, whether xine is there at all, just by looking for it yourself. Now if you do find it, keep in mind that that software is optimized for that version of YDL. A more current version may act completely differently because it is expecting a suite of tools which are current and for which YDL 4.1 was not designed. Similarly for each earlier version. Current versions of software are less likely to be adaptable or useable for even earlier versions of YDL. This, in general, is similarly true for each Linux distribution. It is easy to change distributions, but within each distribution is that range of a release which one must stay with as long as one is also holding onto a certain type of hardware. No one would think of using a transistor from a 1970's portable radio to replace a part in in any modern computer; the same insight needs to be applied with software. Of course, Linux can allow for the extension of many kinds of hardware, however we each must consider the versions we are using and what we want to do with the hardware we have. As always, best wishes with your endeavors. Derick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rev rob wrote: > Derick, > I found your yum conf. file in the YDL archives: > ==== > >>>>>> --Norberto Quintanar[main] >>>>>> >>> cachedir=/var/cache/yum >>> debuglevel=2 >>> logfile=/var/log/yum.log >>> pkgpolicy=newest >>> distroverpkg=yellowdog-release >>> tolerant=1 >>> exactarch=1 >>> obsoletes=1 >>> >>> [base] >>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Base >>> baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/4.1/base/ >>> baseurl=http://ydl.osuosl.org/yum/4.1/base/ >>> #baseurl=http://mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/yum/4.1/ >>> base/ >>> >>> [updates] >>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Updates >>> baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/4.1/update/ >>> baseurl=http://ydl.osuosl.org/yum/4.1/updates/ >>> #baseurl=http://mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/yum/4.1/ >>> updates/ >>> >>> [extras] >>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Extras >>> baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/4.1/extras/ >>> baseurl=http://ydl.osuosl.org/yum/4.1/extras/ >>> #baseurl=http://http:mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/yum/ >>> 4.1/extras/ >>> >>> [update] >>> name=Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Update >>> baseurl=http://ydl.osuosl.org/yum/4.1/update/ >>> #baseurl=http://mirror.ac.uk/mirror/ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/yum/4.1/ >>> update/ >>> > > Does this point me to where I can get and install Xine? > > > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
