[plug] Mandrake 10.1 local PLF and Contrib, 2 YO and CDs

[Jim Householder]

Scott Middleton wrote:
> Hi PLUGgers
> 
> Here are the new rsync urpmi command lines for Mandrake 10.1:
> urpmi.addmedia contrib
> rsync://mirror.pacific.net.au::mandrake/devel/10.1/i586/media/contrib
> with media_info/hdlist.cz
> urpmi.addmedia plf rsync://rsync.planetmirror.com::plf/mandrake/10.1
> with hdlist.cz
> urpmi.addmedia main
> rsync://mirror.pacific.net.au::mandrake/devel/10.1/i586/media/main with
> media_info/hdlist.cz
> 
> Pacific.net is on WAIX but planetmirror is not.
> 
I just started an update and thought I had better check my WestNet usage.
It appears that Pacific.net, as presented here, *is not* free.

> If you want to upgrade your Mandrake to the newest without blowing the
> whole system* do this:
> Remove the old sources    ---- urpmi.remove -a
> Add the new sources above ---- urpmi.addmedia plf/contrib/main etc....
> Then update the packages  ---- urpmi --auto-select
> Depending on your connection speed you can watch 1-3 movies of the Lord
> of the Rings. I have a 2048/2048 and it took over an hour.
> 

My /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg is:

main rsync://mirror.pacific.net.au::mandrake/devel/10.1/i586/media/main {
  hdlist: hdlist.main.cz
  with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
  key-ids: 26752624
}

contrib rsync://mirror.pacific.net.au::mandrake/devel/10.1/i586/media/contrib {
  hdlist: hdlist.contrib.cz
  with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
  key-ids: 26752624
}

Jim