[ATrpms-users] HOWTO? Need help using yum to install older rpm

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 06:19:52AM -0600, Craig Huff wrote:
> On Dec 24, 2007 1:44 AM, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > in general yum by design only looks at the latest packages. There is a
> > tool (yum-download?) that eases the wget part by looking at the repo
> > definition and doing the wget for you, but if you want to do more
> > sophisticated work with old packages then you need smart or apt.
> >
> 
> So, to deal with the immediate issue, I need to use yumdownloader or wget
> to get the correct rpms onto my local hard drive, invoke "yum localinstall"
> with a list of their file names, and let yum figure out any additional packages
> needed to resolve dependencies.  If any of *those* is a problem, return to
> step one, repeat, and stir.  Right?
> 
> Long term, how does smart compare with apt?  Is one better than the other,
> or better in some circumstances and not others?


In short: smart is exact and apt is fast :)
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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