Yum Extender now in Extra

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Written by Tim Lauridsen on 2005-06-27

Yum Extender a.k.a yumex, has now been included in Fedora Extras. So it now very easy to install it in Fedora Core 4.

To install yumex, run the following command as root:

yum install yumex

After installation, you can run Yum Extender from the Applications -> System Tools menu.

or by running this command as root:

yumex

If you have any trouble running yumex, then try these parameteres.

yumex -d -n

-d : is a debug flag there redirects output to the console (tracebacks etc.)
-n : dont load yum metadata automatic

These parameter can help you locate the source of the trouble.

Here is causes for most trouble in yumex:

• Wrong repository information in /etc/yum.conf or repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d.
• Repository servers are not online.

If you use a proxy server then add a proxy=<Proxy Url> in /etc/yum.conf. (Use man yum.conf, to get exact information)

References:

• Yum Extender homepage (http://linux.rasmil.dk/yumex)
• yumex Extras package (http://fedoraproject.org/extras/4/i386/repodata/repoview/yumex-0-0.40-5.1.fc4.html)
• Fedora Extras Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20Extras)