<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:07:45 -0500 > From: mikkel@infinity-ltd.com > To: fedora-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: yum question > > Suvayu Ali wrote: > > Markus Kesaromous wrote: > >> In instances when access to the net is not available, > >> but the distro DVD is available. > >> How can one get yum to resolve dependencies automagically > >> from the Packages directory of the mounted DVD? > >> > > > > goto /etc/yum.repos.d/ and create a repo file. You can use another file > > like fedora.repo as your template. change the repo location to the mount > > point for the DVD. Something like file:///path/to/DVD/. Name your repo > > with something like localrepo. Then do, > > > > $ yum --disablerepo=fedora,updates install <package> > > > > This should do it. :) > > > > PS: don't forget to put enabled=1 in the new repo file you create. > > > I wounder if you could just copy the medio.repo file from the DVD. > > Mike > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > Nop! It did not work. To wit: yum --disablerepo=adobe-linux-i386,fedora,updates,updates-testing,local --enablerepo=/media/dvd/media.repo update Error getting repository data for /media/dvd/media.repo, repository not found It is not a repo file thatyum can use. It needs baseurl...etc MK <hr />Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009' target='_new'>Try Bing™ now</a></body> </html>