The system should open a new file in a text editor.Ĥ. Create and edit a new config file: sudo nano /etc//remote.repo You can substitute any other location you’d like.ģ. This command stores the files in the /tmp/ directory. To do this, move the default yum repository files with the following command: mv /etc//*.repo /tmp/

Next, you’ll need to prevent yum from downloading from the wrong location. First, switch to the client system and login as a user with root or sudo privileges.Ģ. Now set up a local Yum Repository on a clients machine.ġ. Similarly, create a repository for FTP, enter the following: sudo createrepo /var/ftp Step 6: Setup Local Yum Repository on Client System The terminal will display the following information: To create the repository for HTTP use the command: sudo createrepo /var/www/html We’ll use the createrepo utility to create a repository. You can also use your installation CD as a source for repositories.įirst, mount the cd, then copy the files into your FTP directory with the following: cp /media/packages/* /var/ftp/repos Step 5: Create the New Repository If you’re using FTP, substitute your FTP directory in the commands above.

––download-path – specifies the location to save the packages.

––download-metadata – download non-default metadata.

––newest-only – only download the latest package version, helps manage the size of the repository.

–m – lets you download comps.xml files, useful for bundling groups of packages by function.

–d – lets you delete local packages that no longer exist in the repository.

–g – lets you remove or uninstall packages on CentOS that fail a GPG check.

In the previous commands, the options are as follows: The system should reach out and download copies of the official repositories.

To download the repositories, use the commands: sudo reposync -g -l -d -m -repoid=base -newest-only -download-metadata -download_path=/var/www/html/repos/ sudo reposync -g -l -d -m -repoid=centosplus -newest-only -download-metadata -download_path=/var/www/html/repos/ sudo reposync -g -l -d -m -repoid=extras -newest-only -download-metadata -download_path=/var/www/html/repos/ sudo reposync -g -l -d -m -repoid=updates -newest-only -download-metadata -download_path=/var/www/html/repos/ This allows systems on the same network to install updates more efficiently. Then, create a directory for an HTTP repository using: sudo mkdir –p /var/www/html/repos/Īlternaticreate an FTP directory by typing the following: sudo mkdir –p /var/ftp/repos Step 4: Synchronize HTTP Repositoriesĭownload a local copy of the official CentOS repositories to your server.

Step 3: Create a Directory to Store the Repositories

Yum repository list