yum local repository howto?

dalen dalen at czexan.net
Tue Jan 6 16:43:34 UTC 2004


Jim Thario wrote:
> dalen wrote:
> 
>>
>> Does anyone know how to rsync from the public Redhat servers?
>>
> 
> I use a lftp script to do a HTTP mirror from mirrors.kernel.org. This 
> server performs best for my location. I think this server also supports 
> rsync. My mirror script runs a few hours before cron.daily (yum.cron 
> script) runs. I can post the lftp script if you are interested.
> 
>> If I have to rsync from a mirror, does a differing directory structure 
>> matter and if so how?
>>
> 
> The base directories leading up to the repository does not matter. You 
> need to adjust for this in your yum.conf file. My mirrors go into 
> /h2/mirror/pub/... while the server I mirror from starts at 
> /fedora/core/...
> 
>> Which files/directories are needed by yum base and updates-released 
>> other than headers/rpms/srpms, or which can be skipped (*.iso)?
>>
> 
> I mirror these from the server:
> /fedora/core/1/i386/os
> /fedora/core/updates/1/i386
> 
> I exclude *.src.rpm files from my mirror.
> 
>> If I switch to a local repository after some updates from the Redhat 
>> servers, do I need to do any maintenance first such as delete 
>> /var/cache/yum?
>>
> 
> When I switched my machines to my local mirror, I did completely remove 
> (rm -rf) everything under /var/cache/yum. Necessary? Not sure, but it 
> didn't hurt.
> 
> Regards,
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
Thanks Jim!  I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

Dale






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