How to use YUM? (PPC)

[Davy]

is there any sort of documentation on how to use yum? yum's homepage: http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/index.ptml won't give up the goods.

yum -i packagename

doesn't seem to work, nor does

yum install packagename

:confused:

[Hayl]

man yum

yum --help

[Davy]

thanks Hayl, but the man pages are always clear as mud and this one's no exception.

let's say, i have a package called enlightenment-0.16.5-1.ppc.rpm

the man page tells me to type yum <command> <option> <packagename> so i type:
yum install -y enlightenment-0.16.5-1.ppc.rpm
but when i do, the response i get is that the package doesn't exist.

:confused:

of course it exists, i have it right there on my harddrive. !

[Parcival]

Originally posted by Davy
of course it exists, i have it right there on my harddrive. !

Just to make sure: you are executing this command while the directory that holds your package is the current working directory in your shell, right? Furthermore, you are running Linux on a Mac, aren't you?

[Davy]

yes, i'm on the same directory as the package location.

no, i'm not running mac on linux.... i'm running linux on a mac :D

(and the version of yum i have came from yellow dog itself).

[madcompnerd]

You need libstdc++compat.