creating local yum repositary

vinaytp · 10-20-2009, 01:45 AM

Hi all...

I have 5 .iso files, all of them together constitute RHEL5 distribution..I know how to create a yum repository with a single .iso file..how can i create a single yum local repository which should include the packages that are in all 5 .iso files....

Main problem that I am facing is how to mount all .iso files under a single folder..

awaiting for positive reply...
Any help will be greatly appreciated...
Thanks in advance....

acid_kewpie · 10-20-2009, 02:00 AM

you might be able to use something like unionfs to do this, but outside of that, you'd need to copy the files directly. I would expect though that you could keep them separate though really, either making a single repo data file in the directory above their mount points, or have a separate repo per cd anyway.

SharpyWarpy · 10-20-2009, 03:37 AM

What I did was copy all the files to one directory then ran "createrepo ./" and it works fine.

acid_kewpie · 10-20-2009, 05:19 AM

Certainly the best approach, but if disk space is not available there should be other options if required.