GYUM for FC3 is back!

tchung · #1 2004-12-07, 02:25 AM CST

Hello All,

Finally, GYUM for FC3 is now available for a test drive.
But wait, there is a catch. You need to install a special build of YUM first.
I would appreciated any feedback you might have:

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/gyum/fc3/

UPDATE 2004-12-08 3:10 AM

I'm happy to introduce GYUM 2.0 which no longer requires older version of YUM.

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/gyum/2.0/

UPDATE 2004-12-08 1:37 PM

GYUM Update Alert Notification Tool aka gyum-applet for GYUM is also available in the same page.

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/gyum/2.0/

UPDATE 2004-12-11 7:22 PM

GYUM 2.0-5 now supports fully fuctional "Settings Tab" where a user can add/delete/update yum repsitory server.

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/gyum/2.0/

Enjoy my GYUM!

Thomas

baz2 · #2 2004-12-07, 07:10 AM CST

Before I install, what's the "cost" of going to an older version of yum? And what would happen if yum were updated again, and I'm automatically updating? Do I need to do something to prevent the automatic update from updating your yum?

yanik · #3 2004-12-07, 07:46 AM CST

hummmm, doesn't sound too good at all. yum is a lot better now. Going to an older version? I think not.

tchung · #4 2004-12-07, 09:21 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by baz2

Before I install, what's the "cost" of going to an older version of yum? And what would happen if yum were updated again, and I'm automatically updating? Do I need to do something to prevent the automatic update from updating your yum?

I guess the "cost" will be you won't get new features of stock yum-2.1.11-3 for FC3 but the "benefit" will be FC1 or FC2 like yum behavior which we all get used to already AND fully compatible with GYUM

It won't update to newer version of yum. That's why you need to install my special build of yum which prevents updating "yum" package itself.

Thank you for your feedback.

tchung · #5 2004-12-07, 09:26 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by yanik

hummmm, doesn't sound too good at all. yum is a lot better now. Going to an older version? I think not.

It was necessary to install older version of YUM to make it work with GYUM and it seems FC3 is fully compatible with older version of YUM.

If you never tried GYUM before, I would suggest give it a try. You can always remove it if you don't like it. Just make sure to back up your currnet yum.conf and yum.repos.d directory.

Thank you for your feedback.

madrugada · #6 2004-12-07, 10:27 AM CST

i installed the two packlages......
i had:
root@localhost michele]# rpm -Uhv yum-2.0.7-3.FC3.GYUM.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum warning: /etc/yum.conf created as /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew
########################################### [100%]
in this way gyum didn't work because i had:
michele@localhost ~]$ gyum
Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods.
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.

to make everythings works i have to rename yum.conf.rpmnew in yum.conf

the message "Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods" still appears....

tchung · #7 2004-12-07, 10:35 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by madrugada

i installed the two packlages......
i had:
root@localhost michele]# rpm -Uhv yum-2.0.7-3.FC3.GYUM.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum warning: /etc/yum.conf created as /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew
########################################### [100%]
in this way gyum didn't work because i had:
michele@localhost ~]$ gyum
Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods.
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.

to make everythings works i have to rename yum.conf.rpmnew in yum.conf

the message "Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods" still appears....

Interesting, I guess I need more tweaking in my spec.

Thank you for your feedback.

tchung · #8 2004-12-07, 11:15 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by madrugada

i installed the two packlages......
i had:
root@localhost michele]# rpm -Uhv yum-2.0.7-3.FC3.GYUM.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum warning: /etc/yum.conf created as /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew
########################################### [100%]
in this way gyum didn't work because i had:
michele@localhost ~]$ gyum
Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods.
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.

to make everythings works i have to rename yum.conf.rpmnew in yum.conf

the message "Could not setup settings tab. Config.py needs mods" still appears....

Ok. I just updated the special YUM build so now it does:

[tchung@localhost gyum]$ sudo rpm -Uvh yum-2.0.7-3.FC3.GYUM.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:yum warning: /etc/yum.conf saved as /etc/yum.conf.rpmsave
########################################### [100%]

Thank you for the bug report.

DXT · #9 2004-12-07, 05:28 PM CST

Is it possible to select (disable or enable) repositores from the gui of GYUM?

imdeemvp · #10 2004-12-07, 05:32 PM CST

Give a shot tonite.

mbokil · #11 2004-12-07, 05:58 PM CST

I am confused here about a GUI for yum. How hard is it to open a shell and type 'yum update' or 'yum install new-senseless-gui' ? I can't see how it could be any easier than that. But if there must be a gui so be it.

tchung · #12 2004-12-07, 06:12 PM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXT

Is it possible to select (disable or enable) repositores from the gui of GYUM?

Sorry, that feature is not available in GYUM.

Thomas

tchung · #13 2004-12-07, 06:18 PM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbokil

I am confused here about a GUI for yum. How hard is it to open a shell and type 'yum update' or 'yum install new-senseless-gui' ? I can't see how it could be any easier than that. But if there must be a gui so be it.

GYUM gives you a list of packages available to install, remove and updates-released in Graphical User Interface where you can search and select them which is very user-friendly to novice users.

Thomas

Tru · #14 2004-12-07, 06:29 PM CST

Im sorry tchung but your yum gui doesn't seem as good as mits yum gui which can be found at http://linux.rasmil.dk/mambo/index.p...d=41&Itemid=41 The reasons are that one why would we want the behaviour of yum that came with fc1 and fc2 they were slow and froze all the time and two with mits yum gui it adds all the repos for you and three you can check and uncheck the repos you want to enable or disable. I have been using his and it works great and since it works off the new yum it is very fast much more than the old yum.

tchung · #15 2004-12-07, 06:46 PM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tru

Im sorry tchung but your yum gui doesn't seem as good as mits yum gui which can be found at http://linux.rasmil.dk/mambo/index.p...d=41&Itemid=41 The reasons are that one why would we want the behaviour of yum that came with fc1 and fc2 they were slow and froze all the time and two with mits yum gui it adds all the repos for you and three you can check and uncheck the repos you want to enable or disable. I have been using his and it works great and since it works off the new yum it is very fast much more than the old yum.

I won't argue with you which one is better. Each program has its own strength and weakness. Yes, GYUM is not the fastest and it doesn't support custom repo selection but it does what it suppose to do - "allow users to select packages to install, remove and updates from default repositories" - and it does its job pretty well.

Currently, I'm working with Tim Lauridsen who is the author of YUM Extender to write an article about his project on our site - FedoraNEWS.ORG

Yes, it's my ultimate wish to share our knowledge to improve the program and learn from each other to make it better. Remember it's not a race but a collaborative work for Fedora Project.

Thomas