Richard Conway wrote:
> > I have taken the following approach:
> 1. Download all updates. > > 2. Remove old kernel packages from download. > > 3. Remove i386 packages that are covered by an equivalent i686 package. > > 4. Burn RPMs to DVD.
> Add a step 3.5: > > 3.5 Create yum metadata for your packages by running "createrepo ." in the directory containing the RPM files.
Now create a local repo file, /etc/yum.repos.d/mylocal.repo > > [localupdates] > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Local Updates > baseurl=file:///media/cdrecorder > enabled=1 > gpgcheck=1 > gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora >
You should then be able to do a "yum update" using your local repo on DVD. If you have no Internet connection on the t!
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machine, you'll need to disable all other repos. You'll also need to figure out how to create a local version of the [core] repository (possibly on the same DVD) because updates may add new dependencies on core packages.
Thanks for the advice - I need to take some time to experiment with this.
Where do I get createrepo from?
The "createrepo" package is on your install media.
# yum install createrepo
will download it if you're online (it's a small package).
Paul.
