Repositories Order new Install

[srpandey]

I am new to openSUSE. Have few questions on repositories:

1. What should be order of repositories? Can I change it using priority?

1 | packman | packman | Yes | Yes | 99 |
2 | Updates | Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 |
3 | Non-oss | Non-oss | Yes | Yes | 99 |
4 | Oss | Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 |
5 | libdvdcss | libdvdcss | Yes | Yes | 99 |

2. What is Security repository? Is it required?

3. To add new repository like PACKMAN we should choose PACKMAN from menu or type URL and add?

[stamostolias]

To add a repository

1)With terminal

su

# zypper addrepo -f <URL of  Repository>

Here you add your URL

2)Yast
Here we add URL and name.

[DenverD]

On 03/13/2011 04:06 PM, srpandey wrote:
>
> I am new to openSUSE. Have few questions on repositories:

a good place for you to read is here:
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/g...ow-faq-forums/

for example, a really important concept to do with repos is in the
paragraph beginning with IMPORTANT in this posting:
http://tinyurl.com/33qc9vu

> 1. What should be order of repositories? Can I change it using
> priority?

the order in which they are listed in YaST or zypper has no bearing on
their priority...

and, changing the priority will have no bearing on in which order they
are listed..

in the above cite (to read the IMPORTANT paragraph) all four of those
basic repos should be left at the priority of 99--at least until you
understand more about openSUSE..

and, no new priority should have a priority higher than 99 (this will
sound strange but 75 is a higher priority than 99! in other words 1 is
FIRST priority)


> *
> 1 | packman | packman | Yes | Yes | 99 |
> 2 | Updates | Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 |
> 3 | Non-oss | Non-oss | Yes | Yes | 99 |
> 4 | Oss | Oss | Yes | Yes | 99 |
> 5 | libdvdcss | libdvdcss | Yes | Yes | 99 |

i recommend you disable repo number 5, and do not refresh it

and, do not refresh 3 or 4 (they are unchanging)

and, then you should be set for a while..

as (and if) you use "1-Click Installs" you will be asked if you wish
to keep the repos used enabled after the install, imo it is best to
say no.....and, after using a "1-Click Install" i always open Software
Repositories and make sure i have the basic four (oss, non-oss, update
and packman) enabled, only.



> 2. What is Security repository? Is it required?

not required in normal operation....a default install of openSUSE is
quite secure....just be SURE you have strong user and root passwords,
and they should be different!




> 3. To add new repository like PACKMAN we should choose PACKMAN from
> menu or type URL and add?

your list above shows you are already subscribed to packman!!

--
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
"It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not." DD 23 Jan 11

[Supreme1012]

I just finished writing a how to for configuring your repositories for Opensuse 11.4. I tried to make it as explanatory as possible so everyone can understand it. Hopefully it helps.

Musing Allowed: OpenSUSE 11.4: Repositories

[DenverD]

On 03/13/2011 09:06 PM, Supreme1012 wrote:
>
> I just finished writing a how to for configuring your repositories for
> Opensuse 11.4. I tried to make it as explanatory as possible so everyone
> can understand it. Hopefully it helps.

i love folks with helpful attitudes...

but, maybe you would want to consider how to work in the very good
advice given in the new user section of these fora which is designed
to keep the system stable for new folks while they learn..

i'd like to see reference in your blog to the paragraph which begins
with IMPORTANT in this link:

http://tinyurl.com/33qc9vu

ymmv

--
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
"It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not." DD 23 Jan 11