"Change Source of Installation" backend

Howdy,

I HAd a Q that has somewhat been bugging me for a while now.

In order to add a YAST Repository, i have to go to:
YAST - Change Source of Installation -
and then manually add each repository entry.

Thats fine and all... but its slow.


Does anyone know where the FILE is that this frontend GUI writes to?

i would like to just overwrite the file with a personal one.

Any thoughts?

>^^<

On 03/06/2006 bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> Does anyone know where the FILE is that this frontend GUI writes to?

No idea, but you can easily add and enable/disable the sources with "installation_sources"
on the command line.

Uwe

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hmm
Anyone else have any ideas?

Uwe,
okay, can you give me a commandline example (for syntax purposes)?

Thnkas again

> On 03/06/2006 bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> > Does anyone know where the FILE is that this frontend GUI writes to?
>
> No idea, but you can easily add and enable/disable the sources with
"installation_sources"
> on the command line.
>
> Uwe
>
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bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> hmm
> Anyone else have any ideas?
>
> Uwe,
> okay, can you give me a commandline example (for syntax purposes)?
>
installation_sources --help

On 03/06/2006 bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> hmm
> Anyone else have any ideas?

The files are under /var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager, and apparently they are not easily to be
created manually.

> Uwe,
> okay, can you give me a commandline example (for syntax purposes)?

Clive was faster <G>
Bruce, all you had to do was enter the command I gave you and it would have shown you the
options. Don't be so lazy ;-)

Uwe

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"..all you had to do was enter the command I gave you and it would have
shown you the options."

What you really mean is "all i had to do was read your mind." : )

The only reason i asked for example syntax was because i already know what
a PAIN-in-the-@SS it can be to add an "installation source" using the GUI
on your first time.

if you put a SPACE in the wrong spot, or start with a "/" in another spot,
it JUST wont WORK!

We All know this.
i was just trying to save myself from needless tribulation.

Nonetheless, thanks for the knowledge.

im guessing something like this would be correct syntax..

installation_sources -e -a
ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/ftp....3/yast-source

>^^<

On 03/11/2006 bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> What you really mean is "all i had to do was read your mind." : )

Nope <G>

> The only reason i asked for example syntax was because i already know
> what
> a PAIN-in-the-@SS it can be to add an "installation source" using the
> GUI
> on your first time.

Exactly, and I'd try the output of a man page or the short help of a command much more
than what people type manually on the web :-)

Glad you got it sorted!

Uwe

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thanks again

> On 03/11/2006 bruce.wayne@b.w wrote:
> > What you really mean is "all i had to do was read your mind." : )
>
> Nope <G>
>
> > The only reason i asked for example syntax was because i already know
> > what
> > a PAIN-in-the-@SS it can be to add an "installation source" using the
> > GUI
> > on your first time.
>
> Exactly, and I'd try the output of a man page or the short help of a
command much more
> than what people type manually on the web :-)
>
> Glad you got it sorted!
>
> Uwe
>
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> Novell Support Connection Volunteer SysOp
> Please don't send me support related e-mail unless I ask you to do so.