In this tutorial we will learn how to create DVD/CDROM as local yum repository in RHEL7 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) . I have also written tutorial to create dvd as local yum repository in rhel5.You can click here to visit that article
Make directory /mnt/cdrom where we will mount cdrom/dvd
[root@shahid /]# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 (Maipo) [root@shahid /]# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
To find device name which you want to mount you can use below commands
[root@shahid /]# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 20G 0 disk ââsda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part /boot ââsda2 8:2 0 19.5G 0 part âârhel-swap 253:0 0 2G 0 lvm [SWAP] âârhel-root 253:1 0 17.5G 0 lvm / sr0 11:0 1 3.6G 0 rom
OR
[root@shahid cdrom]# ll /dev | grep sr0 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 Feb 3 18:04 cdrom -> sr0 brw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 11, 0 Feb 3 18:04 sr0
OR
dmesg | grep sr
You will find device name and then to mount use below command
[root@shahid /]# mount -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom mount: /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only [root@shahid /]# cd /mnt/cdrom
Go to /etc/yum.repos.d directory and create a file with extension repo ( i am creating dvd.repo for this tutorial)
[root@shahid cdrom]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ [root@shahid yum.repos.d]# ll total 0 [root@shahid yum.repos.d]# [root@shahid yum.repos.d]# vi dvd.repo [DVD] name=RHEL7-DEV REPO baseurl=file:///mnt/cdrom enabled=1 gpgcheck=0 :wq
To check list of repositories configured use below command
[root@shahid yum.repos.d]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register. repo id repo name status DVD RHEL7-DEV REPO 4,371 repolist: 4,371 [root@shahid yum.repos.d]#
We can now see RHEL7-DEV REPO
Let’s see if we can search example package (telnet) in yum repo
[root@shahid yum.repos.d]# yum search telnet Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register. ============================================================================================= N/S matched: telnet ============================================================================================= telnet.x86_64 : The client program for the Telnet remote login protocol telnet-server.x86_64 : The server program for the Telnet remote login protocol tn5250.i686 : 5250 Telnet protocol and Terminal tn5250.x86_64 : 5250 Telnet protocol and Terminal Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything. [root@shahid yum.repos.d]#
Now we will install telnet package by using yum install command
[root@shahid yum.repos.d]# yum install telnet Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register. DVD | 4.1 kB 00:00:00 Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package telnet.x86_64 1:0.17-59.el7 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== Installing: telnet x86_64 1:0.17-59.el7 DVD 63 k Transaction Summary =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== Install 1 Package Total download size: 63 k Installed size: 113 k Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Installing : 1:telnet-0.17-59.el7.x86_64 1/1 DVD/productid | 1.6 kB 00:00:00 Verifying : 1:telnet-0.17-59.el7.x86_64 1/1 Installed: telnet.x86_64 1:0.17-59.el7 Complete! [root@shahid yum.repos.d]#
Congratulations you have successfully created dvd/cdrom as local yum repository and have installed first package from yum repo
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.If you have any suggestions please let us know .Your suggestions will be highly appreciated
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