error getting sudo yum update to work

[bbuy2k]

I'm having a problem with this command: sudo yum update
I get the error: "Loaded plugins: presto refresh - packagekit
error:no such table: packages.

I created a group using vi /etc/sudoers
saved it using :wq!

but can't get it to work, please help.


Thanks in advance
-bbuy2k

[duanedesign]

You can install the red hat package manager and yum on ubuntu to use RPM-repositories. This will bypass the debian packaging system, i would recommend not doing this.
When in need of RPM's on Ubuntu use alien (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RPM/AlienHowto).

That being said here is a thread on the Fedora forums that discusses your issue.
http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1343905

thank you,
duanedesign

[thahir1986]

for my knowledge i had used the yum


sudo yum update

in fedora rpm linux..for debian, ubuntu linux


sudo apt-get update


i don't know is it possible to use yum within ubuntu....may be!!!!:-({|=

[bbuy2k]

Thank you very much to thahir1986 and duanedesign (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=686748)
I'll check it out and post back once I get it to work based on you guys recommendation.

Thank you again
-bbuy2k
(http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=686748)