[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: FreshRPMS.NET != Fedora repository (it is a 3rd party one) -- FAQ Section 7-8

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 08:48, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> The easiest way to do this is to grab the _official_ Fedora Extras
> (Fedora.US) APT: 
> http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/1/i386/RPMS.stable/apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.1.i386.rpm
> Then run:
>   # apt-get mirror-select
>   # apg-get update
>  ...
> No, that's _not_ true!  These are the _official_ Fedora repositories:
> - Fedora Core:  Red Hat** (download.fedora.redhat.com)
> - Fedora Extras:  Fedora.US (download.fedora.us)
> - Fedora Legacy:  FedoraLegacy.ORG (download.fedoralegacy.org)
> From there, I use two (2) 3rd party repositories:  
> - Livna.ORG (rpm.livna.org)
> - DAG -- see http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/mega-merge.php

To answer your other question, yes, I'm putting a HOWTO together as part
of my unofficial FAQ.  It will most likely go in these 3 sections:  
 http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-7.html 
 http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-8.html 
 http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-9.html

There is a lot of confusion out there with regards to Fedora.  I'm
trying to break through it all the confusion.  I just haven't had time,
so give me a little bit.**

In any case, if you are still running Red Hat Linux 9, you _at_least_
want to hook up with FedoraLegacy.ORG to grab updates.

-- Bryan

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-- 
Compatibility and update matrix of Red Hat(R) distributions:  
http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-3.html 
http://www.vaporwarelabs.com/files/temp/RH-Distribution-FAQ-4.html 
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Bryan J. Smith                                  b.j.smith at ieee.org