While installing packages from IBM’s original open source repository, ibm, users may encounter errors, including: [Errno 12] Timeout on: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/ibmi/products/pase/rpms/repo/repodata/repomd.xml: (28, ‘Connection time-out’) Trying other mirror. Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: ibm. Please verify its path and try again. [Errno 14] FTP Error 451 – server did not report OK, got 451 Trying other mirror [Errno 14] FTP Error 550 – Access denied: 550 Trying other mirror If you get similar errors containing FTP or ftp in the text, you can get past them by changing from ftp to https. Explanation: IBM originally chose the ftp protocol...
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