Description of problem: System won't update using yum or Software updater. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): yum-2.6.1-0.fc5 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open terminal 2. Switch to superuser (su) 3. type yum update Actual results: [root@localhost yum.repos.d]# yum update Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Update Process Setting up repositories livna [1/10] livna 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 flash [2/10] flash 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 kde-redhat [3/10] kde-redhat 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 jpackage-fedora [4/10] jpackage-fedora 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 updates [5/10] Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates Expected results: System should update without this error. Additional info:
this is not a yum bug. It's a problem with red hat's website that is currently making the mirror lists inaccessible. It's being worked on.