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Unable to install xorg-x11 via yum

Hi.

Using "Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)", I'm trying to install 'xorg-11' with YUM:

Code:

[]# yum install xorg-x11

Loading "installonlyn" plugin

Setting up Install Process

Setting up repositories

Reading repository metadata in from local files

Parsing package install arguments

No Match for argument: xorg-x11

Nothing to do

However, I'm able to install it with another Fedora Core (release 2), so I guess that 'xorg-x11' does realyy exist.

This is my '/etc/yum.conf'

Code:

[main]

cachedir=/var/cache/yum

keepcache=0

debuglevel=2

logfile=/var/log/yum.log

pkgpolicy=newest

distroverpkg=redhat-release

tolerant=1

exactarch=1

obsoletes=1

gpgcheck=0

plugins=1

metadata_expire=1800

timeout=7



                                                                                                                      

[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/

What am I doing wrong? Thank you very much

Hi guarriman

There isn't a package xorg-x11 in FC6 (can't remember if there was in FC2, I'll take your word for it :)). There are a number of packages which start with xorg-x11, like xorg-x11-server-Xorg, so you could either pick some of those and let yum resolve the dependencies (for an ultra-minimal system), or use the built-in group "X Window System":

Code:

$ yum groupinstall "X Window System"

This should install everything you need to use X (including all the fonts etc) just as if you had selected it during the initial installation.

You can search for the xorg packages by doing

Code:

$yum list | grep -i xorg

A list will be printed and you can then install the packages you need from the list.