Add/Remove software for Fedora

[lamsf]

I hv just installed Fedora 9 on my laptop.
The laptop boot up just fine, but it does not have named or dhcp, etc. As I want the laptop to act as a DNS server and DHCP server, I would like to install the packages.

I clicked on Add/Remove Software, trying to install from the Fedora DVD, but I got the following error:

"Problem connecting to a software source
Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again"

What is the problem here? Anyone can help? Thanks a lot...

 

[BadBigBen]

How do I install software in Fedora? (How to use yum or an RPM)

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installsoftware

the following may also be of interest:

Upgrading Fedora using yum

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq

Ben
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[QatQat]

after first installation fedora repositories get already setup to install/update from the Internet.

This means that if you want to install again from DVD (which I do not recommend as F9 DVD has older software than current repositories) you will need to go into /etc/yum.repos.d/ and re-create the correct file for DVD installations.

Otherwise make sure that yum has acces to the internet and let the machine install from fresh repositories.


QatQat

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