Peter Gordon wrote:
> Artur G. Sibagatullin wrote:
>> Hi everybody!
>> I've got a question about yum. When I upgrade my system using yum, it
>> downloads packages from the Web. Can I set yum configuration so that I
>> could save rpm files for my friends with the same system but without Web
>> connection?
>
> You need to ensure that Yum is configured to keep its RPM cache. To do
> this, add a line that reads as follows to your /etc/yum.conf file:
>
> keepcache=0
That should be keepcache=1
keepcache
Either ‘1’ or ‘0’. Determines whether or not yum keeps the
cache of headers and packages after succesful installation.
Default is ’1’ (keep files)
>
> Then, the downloaded packages will be in the /var/yum/cache/<repository>/
> directory. Copying the contents of those directories over to the other
> computers should suffice. Hope that helps.
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