Creating a local RPM repository

[Bill Davidsen]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Aldo Foot wrote:
> 
>> I use a similar approach as outlined in this link:
>> http://www.howtoforge.com/creating_a_local_yum_repository_centos
>>
>> All you need is the distribution ISO, and the createrepo and rsync
>> commands. You can always experiment to get the hang of it and ask when you
>> get stuck. In a simple setup you don't an apache or ftp server.
> 
> I take it that this requires one to download the entire repository?
> And then keep it up-to-date.
> I must say that for my simple needs the NFS solution seems simpler.
> 
You can create a repo with just the stuff from the DVD and the RPMs you download 
as upgrades. Any new upgrades will be pulled over the non-local net, but you can 
save them and update your local repo. This requires more effort that I want (did 
it for fc9 and fc10) but works fine on a technical level.

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