Re: Apt Repository

[Carlos Pintura <cpintura@gmail.com>]

Can you elaborate on why you recommend using apt from fedora extras as
opposed from other sources? I've always used the binary provided via
the RPM on ayo.freshrpms.net. I'm assuming that the fedora-extras
version has significant differences?


On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:50:21 -0600, Steven Pritchard <steve@kspei.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 02:42:37PM -0600, Carlos Pintura wrote:
> > I just noticed your post on the thread archives stating that you were
> > updating the apt repository to include fedora-extras. Looking through
> > the luci and silug sites, I don't see information on updating
> > sources.list for users wanting to use the lug's repository.
> 
> I really should fix that...
> 
> > Could you provide current syntax for the config file?
> 
> Sure.  Here's what I recommend at the moment:
> 
> ---- snip ----
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> cat > /etc/apt/sources.list <<END
> # os       Fedora Core
> # updates  Fedora Core updates
> # extras   Fedora Extras
> # kspei    Steve's random packages, usually destined for Fedora Extras
> rpm http://apt.luci.org fedora/3/i386 os updates extras
> rpm-src http://apt.luci.org fedora/3/i386 os updates extras
> 
> # If you are using rpm.livna.org at all,
> # you probably want all of these:
> # stable   Livna.org stable
> # testing  Livna.org testing
> # unstable Livna.org unstable
> rpm http://rpm.livna.org fedora/3/i386 stable testing unstable
> rpm-src http://rpm.livna.org fedora/3/i386 stable testing unstable
> 
> # Macromedia (flash-plugin)
> rpm http://sluglug.ucsc.edu/macromedia/apt fedora/3 macromedia
> END
> 
> cat > /etc/apt/preferences <<END
> Package: *
> Pin: release c=os
> Pin-Priority: 994
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release c=extras
> Pin-Priority: 993
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release c=stable
> Pin-Priority: 992
> 
> Package: *
> Pin: release c=kspei
> Pin-Priority: 991
> END
> ---- snip ----
> 
> That stuff in /etc/apt/preferences makes it reasonably safe to enable
> other apt repositories (like freshrpms).
> 
> Oh, and make sure you are using apt from Fedora Extras and nowhere
> else.
> 
> Steve
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>

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