If you have yum set to keep all your rpm updated files: Mine are in: /var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/ look for that directory and export it to the rest of your LAN. By pointing the children LAN's to that updated machine's directory within their /etc/yum.conf file. Jay Scherrer On Wednesday 08 December 2004 03:13 pm, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Message: 19 > Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 00:14:00 +0100 (CET) > From: Dag Wieers <dag@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Private Fedora repository > To: Bernd Radinger <bradinger@xxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora > Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0412090011330.921@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Bernd Radinger wrote: > > On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:54:43 -0500, Frank <FIR@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I've tried searching for the answer to this question, but > > > "Mirror" and "Repository" are pretty commonly used words around > > > here. > > > > > > I'd like to setup a private repository for personal use. I > > > have several machines on a network served by a satellite > > > connection which places a pretty low limit on what I can > > > download before I get throttled. Because of that, updating a > > > newly installed FC3 machine already takes days and much effort. > > > > > > I'd like to have one of the machines maintain a repository of > > > all updates and then point the others machines at this local > > > repository. This will be good for me, and good for the public > > > mirrors as well. > > > > > > Can anyone point me to directions for how to do this? > > > > ``yum'' and ``createrepo'' manual pages as well as your preferred > > mirroring tool, eg lftp or rsync > > You may want to look into Yam. It automates most of what is needed > and standardizes the setup for private repositories. You also have > the opportunity to add your own packages. > > More information at: > > http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/yam/ > > Any feedback or problem reports will help improve the > documentation. > > Kind regards, > -- dag wieers, dag@xxxxxxxxxx, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- > [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power]
