[ale] SUSE Linux and repo confusion, may be repeat but please bear

[Boris Borisov]

Whoever has build this image file knows what packages repository is been
used. He din't compile from source I guess. I stopped using Suse when there
were Yast and yast2 system managers. I don't know what's  today ...
probably should give it try again ...
 On Jan 26, 2014 11:23 AM, "Narahari 'n' Savitha" <savithari at gmail.com>
wrote:

> .raw files are file that SuseStudio generates that gets slapped on a
> HardDrive so you dont have to go thru the installation process.  It is more
> like a Vagrant box I guess.
>
> All the machines in my office are auto enabled by SLES mechanism.
>
> So there are not issues there.  How do you hunt for OpenSuse/SLES packages
> that are compat and I am trying to find the idea here on how to get those
> packages on the box.
>
> -Narahari
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I'm trying to download SLES for trial it says that I have to get
>> activation code to be able to get updates. May be you have to do the same
>> to get access to whatever packages.
>>
>> I'm just guessing here ...
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What is RAW file ?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, January 25, 2014, Narahari 'n' Savitha <savithari at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Friends:
>>> > My office upgraded and gave us a new SLES 11 SP2 raw file built thru
>>> Suse-Studio.
>>> > I installed the SLES 11 SP2 inside VirtualBox and  works fine.
>>> > I want to be able to install VirtualBoxAdditions and it is not working
>>> out right.
>>> > The uname -a command says the kernel is 3.0.74-0.6.6-default.
>>> > I have to install the kernel linux headers that correspond to the
>>> kernel version.
>>> > How do I go about searching repos that host kernel 3.0.74-0.6.6
>>> headers and adding those repos to my VM ?
>>> > I am trying to get a generic idea on how to find and add repos for a
>>> given version of a given package.
>>> > If I add an open-suse repo to a SLES box will that work or is there
>>> catch ?
>>> > We have PPA's for Ubuntu or AUR for Arch, what is the equivalent on
>>> SUSE world ?
>>> > -Narahari
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>
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