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yum update failure: Cannot retrieve repository metadata

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Thomas Cokelaer

Sometimes, using “yum update”, the process fails with an error message similar to:: Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rpmfusion-free-updates. Please verify its path and try again Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rpmfusion-free-updates. Please verify … Continue reading →

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Fedora 15: post installation

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Thomas Cokelaer

Once in a while I install a fresh version of Fedora (or ubuntu). Of course, the installation process provides most of the basic tools (browser, editor…) but you miss you favorite ones. Each time, you need to repeat some identical … Continue reading →

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Fedora yum update fails

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Thomas Cokelaer

Sometimes, when you want to update your Fedora packages with : yum update the process fails with an error message similar to: Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rpmfusion-free-updates. Please verify its path and try again The first … Continue reading →

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