Updating FC3 using already downloaded files

[Mostafa Z. Afgani]

paulo lino wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I've been using FC3 for a while and recently I've had to format my disk.
> Since every time I update my system I save the downloaded files to dvd
> is
> there a way to install these upgrades without having to download them
> from the Internet again? I know there is a way to update the
> distribution Cd's by rebuilding them but i wanted something easier than
> that like modifying the web server of "up2date" and instead of using the
> web to update the core it would get them on the dvd. Can you please help
> me?
> 
> Best regards,
> Paulo Lino
> 
The way I do it is to just place the updated packages in the

/var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages/

directory and run

# yum update

That way yum'll take care of the upgrading issues and you still get to 
save yourself the trouble of having to redownload all the stuff ..

HTH,
-M