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Does the CentOS DVD contains all available packages?

Hi all,

My CentOS server isn't connected to the internet, so I'd like to set up a local yum repository by copying all the packages from the CentOS DVD.

But does the CentOS DVD contains all the currently available packages?
I.e. when i execute

Code:

yum install mysql mysql-server

will yum find those packages?

Thank you!

The DVD's mostly contain all the common packages.
As you're trying to install mysql, it may have the packages.

The 2-DVD set includes all the basic stuff and mysql is on the first disk. Edit
/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Media.repo
and set enabled=1 to use it.

As per my link above, that's 'enabled=1', honest :)

yes you can make your own repository via ftp services and you can install this package also...

first mount your cd
#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
#cd /mnt/CentOS
#rpm -ivh createrepo*
#rpm -ivh vsftpd*

#service vsftpd restart
#chkconfig vsftpd on

then copy all packages to your ftp defaults location
#cp -rv /mnt/CentOS /var/ftp/pub/

then go to the packages location
#cd /var/ftp/pub/CentOS/
type command to create repository database
#createrepo .
then configure yum.repo file

vim /etc/yum.repos.d/yum.repo

[yum]
name=yumserver
baseurl=ftp://"type your server ip"/pub/CentOS
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

This is my step-by-step instructions for creating local repo from my notes. hope its helpful.

Code:

First. Install necessary packages (ftp server and createrepo)

        # yum install vsftpd

        # yum install createrepo



Second. Make necessary directories

        # mkdir /var/ftp/pub/centos

        # mkdir /media/{1,2}



Third. Mount ISO files

        # mount -o loop CentOS-DVD1.iso /media/1

        # mount -o loop CentOS-DVD2.iso /media/2



Fourth. Copy contents to repository directories

        # cp -arv /media/1/* /var/ftp/pub/centos/

        # cp -arnv /media/2/* /var/ftp/pub/centos/



Fifth. Build database for repository

        # createrepo --database /var/ftp/pub/centos/Packages/



Sixth. Build database for group install

        # createrepo -g /media/1/repodata/0d..a3-c6-x86_64-comps.xml /var/ftp/pub/centos/Packages/



Seventh. Create repo file

        # vi /etc/yum.repos.d/localcentos.repo        [localcentos]

        name=Local CentOS-$releasever.4 $basearch Repository

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

        enabled=1

        gpgcheck=1

        gpgkey=file:///var/ftp/pub/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6
Eighth. Check repo

        # yum repolist

        # yum install kdebase

        # yum groupinstall "development tools"

        # yum groupinstall Virtualization



Ninth. Start service

        # chkconfig vsftpd on (permanent)



Tenth. For client boxes:

        # vi /etc/yum.repos.d/localcentos.repo        [localcentos]

        name=CentOS 6.4 Local Repository

        baseurl=ftp://192.168.1.2/pub/centos/Packages

        enabled=1

        gpgcheck=1

        gpgkey=ftp://192.168.1.2/pub/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6

since u mentioned there is no internet u can install(rpm) following files from dvd
vsftpd:
vsftpd*.rpm

createrepo:
deltarpm*.rpm
python-deltarpm*.rpm
createrepo*.rpm

A couple of points.

1. The CentOS live disk does not contain (as far as I know) server software. The website states that it's for setting up a workstation, rescue, or starting a net install.

2. If you have the full version of CentOS (2 DVD set), you don't need to create repo data as suggested in posts 6 and 7. It's already done for you when you install.