Unable to install packages from DVD using YUM

Mr. ameya sathe · 08-22-2008, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

ls "/media/RHEL_5 i386 DVD"

Listing of the contents of the directory.

Code:

Cluster         README-or.html         RELEASE-NOTES-ml.html
ClusterStorage  README-pa.html         RELEASE-NOTES-mr.html
EULA            README-pt_BR.html      RELEASE-NOTES-or.html
eula.en_US      README-ru.html         RELEASE-NOTES-pa.html
GPL             README-si.html         RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html
images          README-ta.html         RELEASE-NOTES-ru.html
isolinux        README-te.html         RELEASE-NOTES-si.html
README-as.html  README-zh_CN.html      RELEASE-NOTES-ta.html
README-bn.html  README-zh_TW.html      RELEASE-NOTES-te.html
README-de.html  RELEASE-NOTES-as.html  RELEASE-NOTES-zh_CN.html
README-en       RELEASE-NOTES-bn.html  RELEASE-NOTES-zh_TW.html
README-en.html  RELEASE-NOTES-de.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
README-es.html  RELEASE-NOTES-en       RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test
README-fr.html  RELEASE-NOTES-en.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-auxiliary
README-gu.html  RELEASE-NOTES-es.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-beta
README-hi.html  RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-former
README-it.html  RELEASE-NOTES-gu.html  RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
README-ja.html  RELEASE-NOTES-hi.html  Server
README-kn.html  RELEASE-NOTES-it.html  TRANS.TBL
README-ko.html  RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html  VT

Mr. ameya sathe · 08-22-2008, 11:46 AM

On the Yum Mailing List; I stumbled across the following thread. It is working for me; as this thread directs

[Yum] Readonly Repo - createrepo a folder up - works

I will now customise the steps for Server & Clients, using FTP &/NFS &/HTTP services.

eboy98 · 08-22-2008, 12:01 PM

what you need to do:

* place all rpm files from DVD to your desired directory

like now i have at /rpms/packages

* install createrepo*.RPM from DVD
* run the following command

#createrepo -v /rpms/packages

now the configuration of /etc/yum.repos.d
create a file with name any thing you want but the extension should be .repo:

i gave myyum.repo

=============myyum.repo==================
[local-installation]
name=yum-loacl
baseurl=file:///rpms/packages
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

=========================================

thats all. now i think you can install any rpm files with yum command

keratos · 08-22-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eboy98

what you need to do:

...

=============myyum.repo==================
[local-installation]
name=yum-loacl
baseurl=file:///rpms/packages
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

agreed. precisely as I suggested back on the 18th !! (previous post)

Mr. ameya sathe · 08-23-2008, 03:36 AM

I repeat

I don't want to copy the whole RPM packages from DVD

eboy98 · 08-23-2008, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. ameya sathe

I repeat

I don't want to copy the whole RPM packages from DVD

i think you can provide your dvd path here "baseurl=file:///rpms/packages" edit this line"

actually my opinion is you can never do use yum to intall dvd packages. cause when you dump all your packages in you harddirve like /rmp/pacakge then there is a commmand

Code:

createrepo -v /rpm/package

that you need to run. this command will create
some necessary file that related with yum to install by yum. see the following...after use that command createrepo a directory will create name repodata with some files

this is the example path of my own repository that i created

Code:

[root@localhost backup]# pwd
/fc7backup/backup/#all rpm are placed here
[root@localhost backup]# cd repodata/
[root@localhost repodata]# pwd
/fc7backup/backup/repodata
[root@localhost repodata]# ls
filelists.xml.gz  other.xml.gz  primary.xml.gz  repomd.xml

these are the files that is am talking about

so as we know as DVD probably ROM...so creating files may be not possible.

thats what i can explain with my short knowledge.

thanks

billymayday · 08-23-2008, 05:16 AM

I note that the directory structure on the DVD is somewhat different from Fedora.

Try

baseurl=file:///media/RHEL_5%20i386%20DVD/Server

in place of the previous attempt (ie add /Server to the end)