09-23-2008
I found that if you update the yum.conf then you can limit what packages get updated.
I still wondered if anyone has a site for the latest rpms. It seems most sites are way behind, which almost makes it necessary to install from source.
Thanks
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yum-rhn-plugin
RHNPLUGIN(8) Red Hat, Inc. RHNPLUGIN(8)
NAME
rhnplugin - Spacewalk/Red Hat Satellite support for yum(8).
DESCRIPTION
rhnplugin provides Spacewalk support for yum(8) via its plugin architecture. A system registered with Spacewalk will be able to update and
install packages from Spacewalk.
FILES
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
The common configuration file used by RHN client programs.
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/rhnplugin.conf
A file containing plugin specific configuration options.
SEE ALSO
yum(8), rhn_check(8), rhn_register(8), rhnplugin.conf(5), up2date(5).
AUTHORS
James Bowes <jbowes@redhat.com> and Peter Vetere <pvetere@redhat.com>.
BUGS
Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
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