Part 1. Download and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Part 2. Register with Red Hat Network (RHN) for updates

Part 3. Set up yum on RHEL 4 (Optional)

Part 3. Set up yum on RHEL 4 (Optional)

Setting up the yum package manager is not required by everyone who downloads and installs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. If you will be using your Linux system on the U of S wireless network or other services that use the yum package manager, you need to complete this step. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will use the yum package manager as the standard package manager.

1. Download the following rpms from http://dag.wieers.com/packages/

• python-elementtree
• python-sqlite
• python-urlgrabber
• sqlite
• yum
• rpmforge-release

2. Install the rpms as root from the command line.

 

   # rpm -Uvh python* sqlite* yum* rpmforge-release*

 

3. Add the ATrpms repository to your /etc/yum.conf by adding the following lines:

 

   [atrpms]
       name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - ATrpms
       baseurl=http://dl.atrpms.net/el4-$basearch/atrpms/stable
       gpgkey=http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
       gpgcheck=1

 

4. Update the yum database.

 

   # yum update

 

5. Install packages not available from RHN.

 

   # yum install mplayer