How to download through YUM?

your_shadow03 · 11-29-2009, 10:38 PM

Can anyone help me with the command yum to only download the package?

jhwilliams · 11-29-2009, 11:40 PM

Check this out: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/yum-downloadonly-plugin/

itsbrad212 · 11-29-2009, 11:40 PM

Code:

yum install nameofpackage

If your using fedora go to System>Administration>Add/Remove Software
It will have a gui

your_shadow03 · 11-30-2009, 12:07 AM

itsbrad212,

This command installs the package rather than just download.

Thanks jhwilliams!!! you made my day

itsbrad212 · 11-30-2009, 12:09 AM

Ahh sorry. I misread it. Totally my fault. But couldn't you use?:

Code:

wget http://www.example.com/example.rpm

EDIT: I suppose it would be easier to use jhwilliams's method

jhwilliams · 11-30-2009, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsbrad212

Ahh sorry. I misread it. Totally my fault. But couldn't you use?:

Code:

wget http://www.example.com/example.rpm

EDIT: I suppose it would be easier to use jhwilliams's method

Brad - to be honest, what you propose above is what I usually do when I'm on an rpm-based machine. But that involves Googling for an acceptable platform-specific rpm out on the interwebs -- this plugin looks like a good shortcut, I think I'll start using it myself. :-)

itsbrad212 · 11-30-2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhwilliams

Brad - to be honest, what you propose above is what I usually do when I'm on an rpm-based machine. But that involves Googling for an acceptable platform-specific rpm out on the interwebs -- this plugin looks like a good shortcut, I think I'll start using it myself. :-)

Same here

I'm newer to yum coming from slackware, where there is no package manager.