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Title: yum --downloadonly
Post by: GlitchFreak on September 05, 2008, 10:51:03 PM

Hey there

I'm looking to install the yum-downloadonly plugin but all the rpms I find need yum 3 and greater.

Can I install yum 3 one SME server?
Or, does anyone know of a lower version of yum-downloadonly

FYI, its a package that adds a flag into yum that allows you to download updates ONLY without installing them :)

Title: Re: yum --downloadonly
Post by: byte on September 06, 2008, 11:11:30 AM

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

Title: Re: yum --downloadonly
Post by: cactus on September 06, 2008, 08:17:30 PM

Quote from: GlitchFreak on September 05, 2008, 10:51:03 PM

Hey there

I'm looking to install the yum-downloadonly plugin but all the rpms I find need yum 3 and greater.

Can I install yum 3 one SME server?

No, since yum 3 is only released for RHEL5 based systems, SME 7.x is based on CentOS 4, which is based on RHEL4. Yum 3 will be available on SME Server 8.

Quote from: GlitchFreak on September 05, 2008, 10:51:03 PM

Or, does anyone know of a lower version of yum-downloadonly

No, unfortunately I do not.

Quote from: GlitchFreak on September 05, 2008, 10:51:03 PM

FYI, its a package that adds a flag into yum that allows you to download updates ONLY without installing them :)

Why do you think it was named that way? ;-)

Title: Re: yum --downloadonly
Post by: pfloor on September 07, 2008, 12:43:16 AM

<hint>
downloadonly was once part of yum-utils.  You may be able to extract it out of an older version from yum-utils.
</hint>

Title: Re: yum --downloadonly
Post by: GlitchFreak on September 07, 2008, 07:40:36 PM

Quote from: cactus on September 06, 2008, 08:17:30 PM

Why do you think it was named that way? ;-)

Hehehe just an FYI for someone wondering what I'm hammering on about  :lol:

Quote from: pfloor on September 07, 2008, 12:43:16 AM

<hint>
downloadonly was once part of yum-utils.  You may be able to extract it out of an older version from yum-utils.
</hint>

Thanks Pfloor. Will make it happen :)

Thanks everyone. Keep well!!

Title: Re: yum --downloadonly
Post by: GlitchFreak on September 16, 2008, 07:05:53 PM

Quote from: pfloor on September 07, 2008, 12:43:16 AM

<hint>
downloadonly was once part of yum-utils.  You may be able to extract it out of an older version from yum-utils.
</hint>

I found the utils page http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumUtils/Plugins/Downloadonly?highlight=(CategoryYumUtils) (http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumUtils/Plugins/Downloadonly?highlight=(CategoryYumUtils))nd now have both the config file and the python script. I tried to ruun the script, but it fails with:

Code: [Select]

ImportError: cannot import name TYPE_INTERACTIVE
Does anyone have a pointer for me please?