> > Why not use the "--isodir" switch on redhat-config-packages? Look for the > > docs in /usr/share/docs/redhat-config-packages-<version> (sorry, I only > > have a RH9 machine here so I can't get the version number). > > I was wondering why nobody suggested this. > > If you do "redhat-config-packages --help", you will note that there are two > cli options "--isodir=PATH" and "--tree=PATH". Using the --isodir option to > point to the directory where you have the iso files stored is a lot easier > than trying to figure out where a package is. Thanks, I'll try it this way. The 'mounting' procedure is rather confusing to me. I still haven't been able to install anything. The system keeps requesting for disc2, though I think I mounted all 3 of 'em... > > Unfortunately, you cannot use this for all packages with the current version > of redhat-config-packages so you may need to resort to mounting the > individual package. > > Alternatively, you can use up2date to download and install any package ... not > just update ones already installed. I am aware about this option. Unfortunately, I'm close to the limit of my allowed bandwidth. I guess I'll have to be patient for a few days. :-(
