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yum trying to install el5 when I am on el6
When I run the following yum command I get this error: Package: git-1.7.10.1-1.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge) Requires: libcurl.so.3()(64bit)" I read that this error is due to running an el5 rpmforge or...
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How to cutomise a CentOS iso to include my own rpm packages
Say I have downloaded a CentOS live desktop CD. How would I include my own rpm packages, so that they get installed automatically as soon as I boot with the live CD or have it permanently install in...
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Decompiling an RPM?
This is hopefully a simple question. Are there any tools out there to find out an enhanced description (beyond the normal rpm command) of the contents of an rpm, and possibly decompile it? We...
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Roll back RPM package
Is there any way to roll back a single package from yum update. I’ve noticed that the rpm --rollback switch is depreciated in SL linux 6.2. There is also yum history however I would like to rollback...
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Upgrade mysql version
I am trying to upgrade mysql package to 5.5 on centos. (amazon image – ami-cc5af9a5) There is 5.1 version of mysql-libs that can not be uninstalled because postfix is dependent upon it. But I can not...
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Building RPM containing passwords
I have a couple of RPMs I’ve built to help us installing our servers. I have a problem, I want to somehow save the Apache and MySQL passwords in the RPM package so it will be set as a part of the...
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Which mirror should I use to download Kernel Xen 6.3?
I’m following this construction to install (version 4.1.2) on a CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) system. When I use this command yum install http://au1.mirror.crc.id.au/repo/kernel-xen-release-6-3.noarch.rpm I...
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Installing mysqlnd for php 5.4.9 on CentOs 6.3
Okay let me get straight to the point, I am a complete noob, and have never done stuff like this at all, I have read tutorial after tuorial but I cant get anything to work. When I tried to install the...
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Specifying a source in puppet doesn’t seem to work
I have been attempting to create a manifest for installing postgres 9.1 using puppet on a Centos 5 server. I have been trying to adapt the instructions at...
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Running program that you just installed with rpm
I’ve just downloaded pgadmin from : http://yum.postgresql.org/repopackages.php#pg92 and I’ve installed it : rpm -ivh pgdg-centos92-9.2-6.noarch.rpm How do I open it? where can I find it or do I need...
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