Linux server help needed - is there a quick way to install a package?

[Damian_Maxcash]

I need to install the ffmpeg package on my server - I have always found them in the RPC manager in WHM before - but this dosnt seem to be there.

Is there a way I can add it to the RPC manager and do it that way - if not anyone know of a good 'help' site that could walk me through doing it manually?

This sort of thing scares the crap out of me - help!

Thanks

[Damian_Maxcash]

Im still going on this - my host is going to be dumped in the not to distant future!

Im using something called yum now - is this the way to go? - Im doing this blind

Someone help before I break something vital!!!

[edgeprod]

Are you installing ffmpeg-devel or ffmepg with yum?

[edgeprod]

Quick tutorial found on the web:

I edited /etc/yum.conf to include the DAG repository by adding the following code

[dag] name=Dag RPM Repository for Fedora Core baseurl=http://apt.sw.be/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/dag gpgcheck=1 enabled=1

Then you must import DAG’s GPG key, by running this

rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt

After that you can run

yum install ffmpeg

[Damian_Maxcash]

Quick tutorial found on the web:

I edited /etc/yum.conf to include the DAG repository by adding the following code



Then you must import DAG?s GPG key, by running this



After that you can run

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I think that may just do it!!

[edgeprod]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I think that may just do it!!

Try it before you thank me. And ICQ me if not.

[aico]

I find that using lube helps me to install my package quickly.

[edgeprod]

I find that using lube helps me to install my package quickly.

You're quite flexible.

[edgeprod]

Did it end up working?

[Damian_Maxcash]

Did it end up working?

I have to do a yum update - and it takes forever.... I have just been staring at it uploading files for the last 10 mins - Its damn good this Yum thing though - "yum install <file>" and it sorts out and uploads all dependecies as well.

[edgeprod]

Yeah, yum, rpm, freebsd's ports -- it's all good shit.