Re: RAR problem on dag

On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, Danny Terweij wrote:

> Its been a few weeks now that yum reports :
> 
> Error Downloading Packages:
>   rar - 3.5.1-1.1.fc3.rf.i586: failure: RPMS/rar-3.5.1-1.1.fc3.rf.i586.rpm
> from dag: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
> 
> 
> Please fix so i dont have to do --exclude=rar  manualy

Why do you presume that I can fix this ? :)

Yum doesn't say exactly what the problem is. It might be a corrupted 
package locally, a disk full condition, a proxy problem, I can guarantee 
that this package is available from the server without a problem.

See for yourself by downloading:

	http://dag.wieers.com/packages/rar/rar-3.5.1-1.1.fc3.rf.i586.rpm

I also still do not understand why Yum cannot continue to work even when 
there is 1 package that has a problem. I have reported this in bugzilla, 
but have not heard back. Maybe you can report it as well.

PS I recommend using smart (both commandline and gui) for installing 
packages as it gives much more control over the package management 
experience.

PS2 Also install the rpmforge-release package for automatic configuration 
(for apt, yum and smart) so that you are using one of the mirrors when 
using yum, instead of a single mirror. Especially if you have a broken 
proxy this might help.

Kind regards,
--   dag wieers,  [email protected],  http://dag.wieers.com/   --
[all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]