YUM

Configuration of Yum (Yellowdog Updater Modifier)

For configuration of yum firstly we insert the Linux bootable DVD or CD and mount the CD or DVD in /mnt through          

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt     

# cd /mnt    

# ll     

# cd  /mnt/Server

# Server]#rpm –ivh --force vsftpd+tab

# cd ..

mnt]# cp –rav * /var/ftp/pub      (For copy all the DVD contents in pub

directory)

# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/Server.repo           (For open the Repository file and write

below lines in this file.)

[Server]

name=Server repository

baseurl=file:///var/ftp/pub/Server

gpgcheck=0

[VT]

name=VT repository

baseurl=file:///var/ftp/pub/VT

gpgcheck=0

[Update]

name=Update repository

baseurl=file:///var/ftp/pub/

gpgcheck=0

:wq!

# cd /var/ftp/pub/Server                                                (For go to Server dir)

# Server]# rpm –ivh createrepo + tab                     (Use the tab key for proper file.)

# createrepo –v /var/ftp/pub/Server     <Enter>

(After fire this command 2113 Server RPM arranged by alphabetically and one error will come remove that and fire above command again for arrange the files.)

If u get .olddata error run the command

# rm –rf /var/ftp/pub/Server/.olddata (Use the tab key for proper file.)

# createrepo –v /var/ftp/pub/VT     <Enter>

(After fire this command 31 VT RPM arranged by alphabetically and one error will come remove that and fire above command again for arrange the files.)

If u get .olddata error run the command

# rm –rf /var/ftp/pub/VT/.olddata      (Use the tab key for proper file.)

# createrepo –v /var/ftp/pub/     <Enter>

(After fire this command 2208 Server RPM arranged by alphabetically.)

            Install packages through yum:-

# yum install RPM name     (For install the particular RPM)

# yum remove RPM name   (For remove the particular RPM)  

# yum –u RPM name                  (For updating the RPM)