How to create yum repository in Redhat Linux ?
The Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM) is an rpm package management opensource tool which is available for Redhat Linux and other Linux flavors.In earlier days, its very difficult to install packages in Linux systems since it will ask for many dependencies.After yum introduction,its become very simple and yum has algorithm to select all the dependencies automatically once you configured the yum repository.After reading this article you will get fair idea about installing yum packages,configuring yum repository and installing new packages using yum repo.
Step:1
Install yum packages from Redhat Linux OS DVD.
# rpm -i deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -i python-deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -i createrepo-0.9.8-4.el6.noarch.rpm
Step:2Configuring Yum repository.
1.Create the Directories:
mkdir -pv /home/repo/yum
2. Copy the RPMs from the CDs/DVD to /home/repo/yum
3.Create the base repository headers:
createrepo -v /home/repo/yum
4.Go to /etc/yum.repos.d and create file with any name
(i.e repo would be fine with .repo extension)
[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# cat myyum.repo [local-installation] name=yum-local baseurl=file:///home/repo/yum enabled=1 gpgcheck=0That’s all.We have successfully created the yum repository .
YUM configuration files
/etc/yum.conf
/etc/yum/repos.d/
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/
/var/cache/yum/
Step:3.
Testing our work:1
Testing our work:1
[root@mylinz ~]# yum clean all Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin Cleaning up Everything [root@mylinz ~]# yum list |head Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin This system is not registered with RHN. RHN support will be disabled. Installed Packages ConsoleKit.x86_64 0.4.1-3.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64/6.0 ConsoleKit-libs.x86_64 0.4.1-3.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64/6.0 ConsoleKit-x11.x86_64 0.4.1-3.el6 @local-installation DeviceKit-power.x86_64 014-1.el6 @local-installation GConf2.x86_64 2.28.0-6.el6 @local-installation GConf2-devel.x86_64 2.28.0-6.el6 @local-installation GConf2-gtk.x86_64 2.28.0-6.el6 @local-installation MAKEDEV.x86_64 3.24-6.el6 @anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201009221801.x86_64/6.0
Now you can see yum commands started working and you can list available packages using the above command.Step:4
To find packages in yum,here i just searching for vnc server package.
To find packages in yum,here i just searching for vnc server package.
[root@mylinz ~]# yum list |grep -i vnc This system is not registered with RHN. RHN support will be disabled. gtk-vnc.i686 0.3.10-3.el6 local-installation gtk-vnc.x86_64 0.3.10-3.el6 local-installation gtk-vnc-python.x86_64 0.3.10-3.el6 local-installation libvncserver.x86_64 0.9.7-4.el6 local-installation tigervnc.x86_64 1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6 tigervnc-server.x86_64 1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6To install specific package,
[root@mylinz ~]# yum install tigervnc-server.x86_64 Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin This system is not registered with RHN. RHN support will be disabled. Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package tigervnc-server.x86_64 0:1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================= Installing: tigervnc-server x86_64 1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6 local-installation 1.0 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================= Install 1 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) Total download size: 1.0 M Installed size: 2.8 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. Installing : tigervnc-server-1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6.x86_64 1/1 Installed: tigervnc-server.x86_64 0:1.0.90-0.10.20100115svn3945.el6 Complete!We have completed the test successfully and yum is working fine.
