5:56 p.m.
Author: elliss
Update of /cvs/docs/yum-software-management
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv27580
Modified Files:
yum-software-management-en.xml
Log Message:
- Edited Additional Repositories section for better style
- Fixed up localinstall
Index: yum-software-management-en.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/yum-software-management/yum-software-management-en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -r1.44 -r1.45
--- yum-software-management-en.xml 19 Aug 2005 20:09:12 -0000 1.44
+++ yum-software-management-en.xml 26 Aug 2005 22:56:50 -0000 1.45
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!ENTITY % FEDORA-ENTITIES-EN SYSTEM
"../docs-common/common/fedora-entities-en.ent">
%FEDORA-ENTITIES-EN;
-<!ENTITY BOOKID "yum-software-management-1.0.1 (2005-08-18)"> <!--
change version of manual and date here -->
+<!ENTITY BOOKID "yum-software-management-1.0.2 (2005-08-26)"> <!--
change version of manual and date here -->
<!-- Bugzilla bug number for the draft notice -->
<!ENTITY BUG-NUM "155190">
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
<para>
Review the list of changes, and then press <keycap>y</keycap> to
accept and begin the process. If you press <keycap>N</keycap> or
- <keycap>Enter</keycap> , <command>yum</command> does not
download
+ <keycap>Enter</keycap>, <command>yum</command> does not
download
or change any packages.
</para>
@@ -1187,11 +1187,13 @@
</note>
<para>
- If the &FP; does not provide a specific software package, the
- manufacturer of the software may provide or recommend a separate
- repository. Members of the community also maintain repositories to
- provide packages for &FED; systems. Third-party repositories
- provide information on their web sites.
+ If the &FP; does not supply packages for a product, the
+ manufacturer may provide or recommend a separate repository.
+ Members of the community also maintain repositories to provide
+ packages for &FED; systems. For example,
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.jpackage.org/"/> distributes popular Java
+ software as packages.
</para>
<section id="sn-adding-repositories">
@@ -1540,11 +1542,10 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
Use repositories and the standard <command>yum</command> commands
- to install new software, unless the software is only available as
- a package. In these cases, use the <option>localinstall</option>
- function to install the software from the package file. The
- <option>localinstall</option> function does not connect to any
- repository.
+ to locate and install new software, unless the software is only
+ available as a package. In these cases, use the
+ <option>localinstall</option> function to install the software
+ from the package file.
</para>
<important>
@@ -1570,16 +1571,35 @@
class="username">root</systemitem> password.
</para>
- <important>
- <title>Meeting Dependencies</title>
+ <note>
+ <title>Previously Installed Software is Updated</title>
<para>
- You must ensure that all of the dependencies are already
- installed on your system, because <command>yum</command> cannot
- download additional packages to complete the installation when
- performing a <option>localinstall</option> operation.
+ If the package provides a later version of software that is
+ already installed on your system, <command>yum</command> updates
+ the installed software.
</para>
- </important>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ If the package requires software that is not installed on your
+ system, <command>yum</command> attempts to meet the dependencies
+ with packages from the configured repositories. You may need to
+ manually download and install additional packages in order to
+ satisfy all of the dependencies.
+ </para>
+
+ <caution>
+ <title>Maintaining Manually Installed Software</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If you install software that is not provided by a repository,
+ <command>yum update</command> cannot automatically upgrade it as
+ new versions become available. To ensure that you have the
+ latest packages, subscribe to e-mail or RSS services that notify
+ you when new versions are released.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
</section>
<section id="sn-yum-proxy-server">
@@ -1593,8 +1613,8 @@
</indexterm>
<para>
You may access repositories through standard web proxy servers. If
- your system is connected to the Internet through a web proxy
- server, specify the proxy server details in
+ your system accesses the Internet through a web proxy server,
+ specify the proxy server details in
<filename>/etc/yum.conf</filename>. The
<option>proxy</option>
setting must specify the proxy server as a complete URL, including
the TCP port number. If your proxy server requires a username and