skipping xmms package updates?

[Steven Pasternak]

Ferindo Middleton wrote:
> I've uninstalled xmms from my system and went to www.xmms.org 
> <http://www.xmms.org> to reinstall the package using the rpm provided 
> at the site so I can play mp3 files. How do I stop this package from 
> being updated and overwritten during nightly yum updates so that I 
> don't end up automatically going back to a fedora channel distribution 
> that can't play mp3 files?
>
> Ferindo
> -- 
> just ferindo 
When you do the yum update, do 'yum --exclude=*xmms* update', and 
anything having to do with xmms will be left alone.