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Error cannot open repomd xml file for repository rpmforge

While installing package from rpmforge repo, if you receive Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: rpmforge, then it might because of you are unable to reach the specified repo online. In order to reach the repo try adding its fully qualified domain name in reslov.conf

Any rpm package installs the linux system. Its shows below error.
[Errno 4] IOError:
http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/i386/rpmforge/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError:
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: rpmforge

Try to reach repo using ping

 # ping apt.sw.be

PING apt.sw.be (193.1.193.67) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ie.freshrpms.net (193.1.193.67): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=207 ms

If you are unable to ping the domain then there might be issue with your firewall. If there is response then you can add the repos ip address into your domain resolv.conf

 # vim /etc/resolv.conf

   apt.sw.be   193.1.193.67

Paste the ip and domain name in resolv.conf to resolve the domain. Save and quit the 'resolv.conf' file. Now you will be able to proceed your installaion.

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