Retrieving the latest rpm packages from the SuSE ftp site & mirrors

Paul W. Abrahams

13 Dec 2005 13 Dec '05

04:15

How can I get the latest version of the SuSE packages via ftp? I went to the SuSE ftp site and tried both the 10.0 directory and this one: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra All I found there was a small subset of the packages on the DVD. The 9.3 directory seems to have the full set, but of course it's older. And a related question: is the correct directory to specify to Yast the one that contains a "media" subdirectory? The listing of mirror sites at SuSE doesn't give the full path that Yast wants. Paul

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david rankin

13 Dec 13 Dec

04:44

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul W. Abrahams"

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How can I get the latest version of the SuSE packages via ftp? I went to the SuSE ftp site and tried both the 10.0 directory and this one:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra

All I found there was a small subset of the packages on the DVD. The 9.3 directory seems to have the full set, but of course it's older.

And a related question: is the correct directory to specify to Yast the one that contains a "media" subdirectory? The listing of mirror sites at SuSE doesn't give the full path that Yast wants.

Paul

Paul, You can use any of the mirrors. Just make sure you add the "inst-source" and "inst-source-java" directories to your yast install sources. Such as: mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source-java mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/10.0/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN LAW FIRM, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com --

Paul W. Abrahams

04:47

New subject: [SLE] Retrieving the latest rpm packages from the SuSE ftp site & mirrors

On Monday 12 December 2005 11:44 pm, david rankin wrote:

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You can use any of the mirrors. Just make sure you add the "inst-source" and "inst-source-java" directories to your yast install sources. Such as:

mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source-java mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source

This last one works just fine -- thanks. What's the difference in intent between suse and open-suse?

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mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/10.0/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra

This one only has a small subset of the packages -- semi-proprietary ones, I think. Paul

Greg Freemyer

22:11

New subject: [SLE] Retrieving the latest rpm packages from the SuSE ftp site & mirrors

On 12/12/05, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:

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On Monday 12 December 2005 11:44 pm, david rankin wrote:

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You can use any of the mirrors. Just make sure you add the "inst-source" and "inst-source-java" directories to your yast install sources. Such as:

mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source-java mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source

This last one works just fine -- thanks. What's the difference in intent between suse and open-suse?

The above 2 sites seem to answer Kai and I's question about where to find the rpms online for yast. I understand that opensuse is basically alpha/beta code that will eventually become the next SUSE release, but is the OSS version the final packages? Or is the final released version updated from the above? Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century

Paul W. Abrahams

23:31

New subject: [SLE] Retrieving the latest rpm packages from the SuSE ftp site & mirrors

On Tuesday 13 December 2005 5:11 pm, Greg Freemyer wrote:

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On 12/12/05, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:

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On Monday 12 December 2005 11:44 pm, david rankin wrote:

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mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source-java mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source

This last one works just fine -- thanks. What's the difference in intent between suse and open-suse?

The above 2 sites seem to answer Kai and I's question about where to find the rpms online for yast.

I understand that opensuse is basically alpha/beta code that will eventually become the next SUSE release, but is the OSS version the final packages? Or is the final released version updated from the above?

Well, 10.0 is already released and the names in the directory path suggest that this is 10.0 material. A glance through it suggests that it has everything that's on the distribution DVD. So (if and) when 10.0 is added to the SuSE directory, following the pattern of earlier versions, this might be the collection of rpms that goes there. Or is Novell perhaps no longer putting the rpms of released version X.Y in the suse/X.Y directory? Paul

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