Yast won't refresh - need help

[Joe727]

I am absolutely brand-spanking new to linux - Suse 10/Gnome
desktop/Yast2. The free version from Novell.

I have been trying to install clamav and clamtk rpms for the past couple
of days - no joy.

There is a folder called Downloads in my Home folder where these
programs are located. I clicked the 'use directory as a source with
Yast' button and get the OK that it's a recognized Yast directory.

But, when I click the 'install package with Yast' button, when Yast
finally opens, a pop-up stating 'installation source not refreshed' pops
up. When I open the Yast2 Installation Source and click the Edit /
Refresh button, I get the same 'installation source not refreshed'
popup.

I've done a Suse installation repair and everything is fine.

This has problem has me stumped.

Any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joe
P.S. I have no idea how to use command lines.

[baskitcaise]

Joe727 adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> Joe
> P.S. I have no idea how to use command lines.

If this is going to be a one off install from that directory then the
commandline is so much easier and is 10 times quicker, open a console
and just cd to wherever the rpms are and run a simple couple of
commands like below, when you open a console it should automatically
start in the users /home dir assuming that the dir is called downloads
and is in the root of your /home/<username> dir:

cd downloads
su
<enter roots pass>
rpm -Uvh --test *.rpm

If there are no errors or conflicts reported then just remove the
--test:

rpm -Uvh *.rpm
SuSEconfig

Notice the case of SuSEconfig it is like that for a reason, SuSEconfig
runs through all the settings scripts and configs to make sure that the
newly installed rpm`s are integrated into the system, and that is it
really.

HTH

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Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp

[No Spam!]

Find the location of the file (which ends in ".rpm") and execute the
following command:

yast -i <filename>

The "yast -i" tool will perform the installation of the specified
package file, but it will also check for required pre-requisites and
allow you to install them automatically as well. It will also take care
of any special "post install" type setup tasks (like SuSEconfig).

You could also use the 'rpm' tool, but 'yast -i' will be easier - as you
won't have to learn the intricacies of RPM - nor will you have to
manually locate dependent packages and install them.

Though I haven't played with it much recently, I believe there's more to
creating an installation source than just creating a directory and
putting files in it (hence your errors).

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