Problem with Yum Repos

[mihi]

When I click on Yum Repos in Add/Remove software I get

No Package cache is available
The Package list needs to be rebuilt.
This should have been done by the backend automatically

More details
Failed to get package sack: cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository nux-libreoffice testing. Please verify its path and try again

This means little or nothing to me. Can someone tell me what to do about it?

Thank you

[lemonzest]

Wish I could help, but I use yum from a terminal, by the time packagekit has done all its crap, I've already done what I needed to do!, Packagekit is slow and this is from someone with a 4Ghz Hex Core Phenom II with 16GB Ram :S

[mihi]

Thanks for the reply lemonzest.

I use yum in a terminal too - at least am trying to, but keep getting the 'repo not found 404 error' and don't know how to fix it. I have a post in the Software forum about it.

[toracat]

I just spoke with the maintainer (Nuxro) of the LibreOffice repo. There are two things (advantages) you may want to consider about using this repo.

One is that, if you download and install LibreOffice directly from their website, it is your responsibility to keep it up to date. Quoting Nuxro, "I'll struggle to keep both repos up to date, but of course no promises ).

The other is that there is an expectation that TUV 6.3 (SL 6.3) will ship LO 3.4.5. When/if that happens, "it should gracefuly upgrade my packages (Nuxro)".

[toracat]

Err, pardon me. I meant to post a followup in your other thread (re: LibreOffice).

this one

[mihi]

QUOTE (toracat @ Apr 24 2012, 04:54 AM)

I just spoke with the maintainer (Nuxro) of the LibreOffice repo. There are two things (advantages) you may want to consider about using this repo. One is that, if you download and install LibreOffice directly from their website, it is your responsibility to keep it up to date.  Quoting Nuxro, "I'll struggle to keep both repos up to date, but of course no promises    ). The other is that there is an expectation that TUV 6.3 (SL 6.3) will ship LO 3.4.5. When/if that happens, "it should gracefuly upgrade my packages (Nuxro)".

Thanks toracat. That's helpful.

[redman]

QUOTE (toracat @ Apr 23 2012, 08:24 PM)

One is that, if you download and install LibreOffice directly from their website, it is your responsibility to keep it up to date.

This is a valid reason and I agree on that.

Fortunately we are talking about a piece of software where the NEED to be as current as possible is less important.
It is just an office-suite, not an important package like the kernel or glibc to name some.
So, if you miss the latest update, there is no man overboard

[mihi]

Thanks for all the replies fellas but I've reinstalled and am happy enough with Open Office until Libre Office arrives in the repos.

mihi

[redman]

QUOTE (mihi @ Apr 26 2012, 12:23 PM)

... until Libre Office arrives in the repos.

LibreOffice is not included in RHEL6 and will not get in.
Perhaps that Red Hat will start using it with RHEL7?
That means that SL6 will not get LibreOffice unless some 3rd party repo will offer it.

[tux99]

QUOTE (redman @ Apr 26 2012, 12:56 PM)

QUOTE (mihi @ Apr 26 2012, 12:23 PM) ... until Libre Office arrives in the repos. LibreOffice is not included in RHEL6 and will not get in.

LibreOffice 3.4.5.2 is included in RHEL 6.3 beta!

[redman]

QUOTE (tux99 @ Apr 26 2012, 03:25 PM)

QUOTE (redman @ Apr 26 2012, 12:56 PM) QUOTE (mihi @ Apr 26 2012, 12:23 PM) ... until Libre Office arrives in the repos. LibreOffice is not included in RHEL6 and will not get in. LibreOffice 3.4.5.2 is included in RHEL 6.3 beta!

I'm really astounded ... apparently a new road they're following. Until now they never never changed software (package a -> package during point releases (6.0 -> 6.1 -> 6.2 etc.). The only exception had been Firefox/Thunderbird and OpenOffice where they upgraded to the latest version because it enhances the (corporate) user work experience. The fact that they moving from OpenOffice to LibreOffice might be related to the fact that Fedora already has LibreOffice combined?

Anyway, glad to be wrong on this subject.
Good to see LibreOffice making its way into RHEL

[tux99]

QUOTE (redman @ Apr 27 2012, 07:56 AM)

The fact that they moving from OpenOffice to LibreOffice might be related to the fact that Fedora already has LibreOffice combined?

I think the reason is that supporting an outdated and basically almost dead (upstream) OO for the next 8 years with security fixes (not to mention other bug fixes) would have been way too much work. Also the switch from OO to LO isn't really a switch of software packages as LO is a fork of OO and therefore simply a newer version of OO with a different name.

Anyway I'm glad about this too!

[U308]

QUOTE (tux99 @ Apr 26 2012, 03:25 PM)

LibreOffice 3.4.5.2 is included in RHEL 6.3 beta!

QUOTE (redman)

I'm really astounded ... apparently a new road they're following. Until now they never never changed software (package a -> package during point releases (6.0 -> 6.1 -> 6.2 etc.). The only exception had been Firefox/Thunderbird and OpenOffice where they upgraded to the latest version because it enhances the (corporate) user work experience. The fact that they moving from OpenOffice to LibreOffice might be related to the fact that Fedora already has LibreOffice combined? Anyway, glad to be wrong on this subject. Good to see LibreOffice making its way into RHEL

That's nice, but I am already on 3.5.2 so using the SL 6.3 version would mean a downgrade.

[lemonzest]

QUOTE (U308 @ Apr 27 2012, 05:08 PM)

That's nice, but I am already on 3.5.2 so using the SL 6.3 version would mean a downgrade.

Thats nice, but I am already on 3.5.3 RC2 so using 3.5.2 version would mean a downgrade

[Nathan]

What do updates for office suites add anyway? Trivial bug fixes?