Info: What is this YUM thing in Fedora, and how do I use it? - Overclock.net

**Chipp** · 05-23-05

In Fedora Core, and Fedora-based distrobutions, there is a nifty little terminal program called YUM, which is short for Yellowdog Updater Modified. YUM is a program for package management, or downloading, installing, and removing software. Yum is great because it not only gets the file you want, but all of that file's dependancies, as well.

If you have ever tried to use an RPM to install something, you may have gotten an error that some other files are missing. That is what YUM fixes.

Some Basic Commands to use YUM are, at the terminal as Root:

*To see a list of the available software:

Code:

yum list available

* To install some software, you type:

Code:

yum install packagename

* To update some software, you type:

Code:

yum update packagename

If you leave out "packagename" yum will update all your software.
* To see what updates are available, you can do:

Code:

yum check-update

* To search for a package, you can do:

Code:

yum search

There is a configuration file for YUM here as an attacment that will greatly increase your download speeds as it uses mirrors instad of the RedHat servers. You will need to download it and rename it "yum.conf". Then, put it in /etc/ and overwrite the existing file.

Good Luck!

NOTE: To login as a Root user, type su root at a terminal. You will have to change the root password to what you want in the User Control Panel if you don't know it already, though.

Other note:
The text below goes into your /ect/ folder. (Rename it yum.conf)

Code:

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
metadata_expire=1800



# The below are FC6 official repos that are rather useful
[extras]
name=Fedora Extras $releasever - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/$releasever/$basearch/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=extras-$releasever&arch=$basearch
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
gpgcheck=1

[extras-debuginfo]
name=Fedora Extras $releasever - $basearch - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=extras-debug-$releasever&arch=$basearch
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
gpgcheck=1

[extras-source]
name=Fedora Extras $releasever - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/$releasever/SRPMS/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=extras-source-$releasever&arch=$basearch
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras
gpgcheck=1



# This is the development repo. I generally keep it disabled, # but it's usefull for things like Firefox 2.

[development]
name=Fedora Core - Development
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/os/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide&arch=$basearch
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

[development-debuginfo]
name=Fedora Core - Development - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/debug/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide-debug&arch=$basearch
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

[development-source]
name=Fedora Core - Development - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/source/SRPMS/
mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide-source&arch=$basearch
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0



# And finally, Livna. 3rd party repo that is very useful for  # drivers. 
[livna]
name=Livna for Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
baseurl=
	http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
	http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
	http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/livna/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
	http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
	http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
	ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
failovermethod=priority
#mirrorlist=http://rpm.livna.org/mirrorlist-6
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-livna

[livna-debuginfo]
name=Livna for Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Debug
baseurl=
	http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
	http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
	http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/livna/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
	http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
	http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
	ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/debug/
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-livna
gpgcheck=1

[livna-source]
name=Livna for Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Source
baseurl=
	http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
	http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
	http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/livna/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
	http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
	http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
	ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/SRPMS/
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-livna
gpgcheck=1

That is for Fedora Core 6.

The old version I had here was for FC3. :o

**The Duke** · 07-20-05

Interesting... another good reason to get of my but and get back into Linux
Thanks!

**Chipp** · 07-20-05

Glad it did something for somebody!

**The Duke** · 07-20-05

Give me some time to get my boxes straightened out and reorganized... I'll need the help ;)

**Chipp** · 07-20-05

I'll be here.

Chim3ra · 08-24-05

Great FAQ, maybe could add one thing though. For us Linux-noobs, who don't know what root is yet. Maybe edit it to say Login as root? Other than that it works. I'm updating my system now.

Edit: I know this is nit-picky but the file goes in the /etc/ folder.

dangerousHobo · 05-08-06

Nice FAQ.
and for the person above: Root user is like the admin of the system. Usually to install anything you must be root user.

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