Re: unable to install with yum in fc6 xp_64

David Timms wrote:
> balaji v wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have done a fresh installation of fc6. While trying to update with 
>> yum i
>> am getting the following error
>>
>> [root@balaji yum.repos.d]# yum list
>> Loading "installonlyn" plugin
>> Setting up repositories
>> http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] 
>> IOError:
>> <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
>> Trying other mirror.
>> http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4]
>> IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
>> Trying other mirror.
>> http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/livna/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: 
>>
>> [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
>> Trying other mirror.
>> http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: 
>>
>> [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
>> Trying other mirror.
>> http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: 
>> [Errno
>> 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
>> Trying other mirror.
>> ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livna.org/fedora/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: 
>>
>> [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error] timed out
>> Trying other mirror.
>> Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: livna
>> [root@balaji yum.repos.d]#
> Open a command prompt.
> dig {or ping} the sites you are trying to connect to:
> dig rpm.livna.org
> It seems like you don't have domain name to ip address resolution 
> working properly.
Or perhaps you use a web proxy {check if that is the case in your 
browser}. If so, you need specific .etc.yum.conf settings to use the proxy.

DaveT.