How to use yum in fc3 to install downloaded update packages ?
Barry Yu
barryyupuilee at sbcglobal.net
Sun Dec 12 03:14:00 UTC 2004
In fc1 I used to download all the update rpm packages, and burnt them
into a cd ( so I could use them to up date the other fc1 installations
to avoid unnecessary long download again), when I proceed up dating,
copy all of them into a fold named "rpms_update" in my hard drive, then
mount this folder, do the followings;
1. Make a new yum config file named "yum-local.conf" :
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=fedora-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
[/mnt/rpms_update]
name=/mnt/rpms_update
baseurl=file:///mnt/rpms_update/
2. Make header for downloaded rpm packages : yum-arch -v -q
/mnt/rpms_update
3. Finally proceed the updating ; yum -c /etc/yum-local.conf -y
update.
This way has been working fine until I installed the fc3. I used the
same way above to install the downloaded rpm packages , step 1, 2 seems
working o.k.( At least I didn't get any error message), but in step 3
when I enter the yum -c /etc/yum-local.conf -y update, the
following displayed;
* *
THIS PROGRAM IS DEPRECATED!
yum should be generating xml metadata instead. Please see
http://linux.duke.edu/metadata
* *
And I did go to that url and look through the whole content, all I
understood is the yum has been changed and detailed usage of this new
yum is not available there.
I did google and found some info for configur, enable/disable ,to
install package etc., and I can use them without problem,
but I can't find info could enable me to do the update for downloaded
rpm packages.
I need help in fc3 to use yum for updating the downloaded rpm packages
in local hard drive. TIA
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