[CLUE-Tech] apt-get on Fedora Core 2

[Angelo Bertolli]

The default server is usually pretty bogged down making it impossible to 
do updates...
I usually just install apt-get from freshrpms.net and use theirs.  They 
basically mirror the fedora project and add their own stuff.

Jesse William wrote:

>hello,
>
>well i've got my family switched over to linux, just a few little
>things i need to iron out, one of which is getting apt4rpm or apt-get.
>i'm having quite a hard time tracking down and satisfying all the
>dependancies(the reason for wanting apt-get in the first place) and
>yum isn't being much help either. i was wondering if i should be
>pointing my /etc/yum.conf somewhere other than the default location.
>my /etc/yum.conf file is as follows:
>
>[main]
>cachedir=/var/cache/yum
>debuglevel=2
>logfile=/var/log/yum.log
>pkgpolicy=newest
>distroverpkg=redhat-release
>tolerant=1
>exactarch=1
>retries=20
> 
>[base]
>name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
>baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/
> 
>[updates-released]
>name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates
>baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
> 
>#[updates-testing]
>#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Unreleased Updates
>#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch/
> 
>#[development]
>#name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree
>#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/
>
>i'm getting quite fed up with all these dep issues, hopefully i can
>get this sorted out, otherwise maybe i'll just go buy SuSE pro.
>
>regards,
>JW
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