[wplug] Code 6 Package Manager

[Drew from Zhrodague]

> Well, couple of things ...
>
> 1)  Fedora 7 has been out for some time now. I have DVDs for both i386 
> and x86-64 if you want them.
>
> 2) I assume you are using the Package Manager GUI? And which one is it? 
> The GNOME default? You need to configure it with the same Proxy Server / 
> username/password access you use in your web browser. I know there are 
> ways to configure it to use local media as the source as well - check 
> the Options.
>
> 3) You can always use RPM from the command line for local package 
> installs.  E.g., "rpm -Uhv (package)". Now if the package needs 
> additional dependencies, then you'll want to use the PM GUI for auto 
> resolution. Alternatively you can use "yum localinstall (package)" at 
> the command line, although it too will try to use the Internet without 
> passing options to use local media instead.

 	Yum is kinda neat for package management. It uses repositories on 
external sites for installation, so you don't have to manually download 
things.

 	yum install <packagename>



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