How to install yum?

your_shadow03 · 12-23-2009, 09:13 PM

Machine: Fresh RHEL4U8
Package Status: Minimal
YUM Package Status: Not Installed

I installed yum RPM from internet through RPM utlility.

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# yum install webmin
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.
[root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/yum.conf
[root@localhost ~]# yum update
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.
[root@localhost ~]#

Tried doing this:

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# yum updatedb
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -Uhv http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
Retrieving http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.sMVh7O: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 6b8d79e6
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:rpmforge-release       ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost ~]# yum install webmin
Insufficient server config - no servers found. Aborting.
[root@localhost ~]# yum update

worm5252 · 12-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Can you post the contents of your /etc/yum.conf file?

procfs · 12-23-2009, 11:42 PM

Hi this is what I use when I need to get this done quickly, this will use http to distribute source.

First install yum then do the configuration

1. Server (http)

I: mkdir /RedHat/rpm/
II: copy all the rpms from the DVD or CDs
III: create a file called /etc/httpd/conf.d/yum_file.conf with fallowing content to configure Apache

Alias /yum_file "/RedHat/rpm"

<Directory "/RedHat/rpm/">
Options Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride ALL
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

IV: restart httpd

2. Yum Repository config on server

I: cd /RedHat/rpm/
II: createrepo .
III: You need to create a repo config file in /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory. vi /etc/yum.repos.d/rpm.repo with the fallowing entries

[rpm repo]
baseurl=file:///RedHat/rpm
enabled=1

3. Client

/etc/yum.conf

[yum_file]
name = RedHat rpms
baseurl=http://<server where your yum repocitory is>/yum_file
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

4. from the client side

I: yum list | grep <package name>
II: yum install <package name>

hope this be okay

Regards

raj.darkmystery · 12-24-2009, 12:48 PM

first thing first..
wht u wnt to do?
u r trying to configure yum server (or u cn say repo) or jst tryin to update softs n tools...?
plz put ur query more clear...