This how-to will explain how to download rpm packages from a yum repository without installing them. This will work on Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.x, Fedora and CentOS 5.x.
You need to install yum plugin called yum-downloadonly. This plugin adds a --downloadonly flag to yum so that yum can download the packages without installing/updating them. Following options supported by this plugin:
Type the following command to install plugin, enter:
# yum install yum-downloadonly
Now for downloading rpm packages from an already configured yum repository use the following command:
# yum update httpd -y --downloadonly
By default package will by downloaded and stored in /var/cache/yum/ directory. But, you can specifies an alternate directory to store packages such as /opt, enter:
# yum update httpd -y --downloadonly --downloaddir=/opt
Method 2: yum-utils.noarch Package
Downloading rpm packages from a yum repository can be accomplished by the below described method also!!!
yum-utils is a collection of utilities and examples for the yum package manager. It includes utilities by different authors that make yum easier and more powerful to use. These tools include: debuginfo-install, package-cleanup, repoclosure, repodiff, repo-graph, repomanage, repoquery, repo-rss, reposync, repotrack, verifytree, yum-builddep, yum-complete-transaction, yumdownloader, yum-debug-dump and yum-groups-manager.
# yum -y install yum-utils.noarch
Now use the yumdownloader command which is a program for downloading RPMs from Yum repositories. Type the following command to download httpd rpm file:
# yumdownloader httpd
Sample output:
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm 1.2 MB 00:00
You need to install yum plugin called yum-downloadonly. This plugin adds a --downloadonly flag to yum so that yum can download the packages without installing/updating them. Following options supported by this plugin:
- --downloadonly : don't update, just download a rpm file to default yum cache directory/var/cache/yum/.
- --downloaddir=/path/to/dir : specifies an alternate directory to store packages such as/tmp
Type the following command to install plugin, enter:
# yum install yum-downloadonly
Now for downloading rpm packages from an already configured yum repository use the following command:
# yum update httpd -y --downloadonly
By default package will by downloaded and stored in /var/cache/yum/ directory. But, you can specifies an alternate directory to store packages such as /opt, enter:
# yum update httpd -y --downloadonly --downloaddir=/opt
Method 2: yum-utils.noarch Package
Downloading rpm packages from a yum repository can be accomplished by the below described method also!!!
yum-utils is a collection of utilities and examples for the yum package manager. It includes utilities by different authors that make yum easier and more powerful to use. These tools include: debuginfo-install, package-cleanup, repoclosure, repodiff, repo-graph, repomanage, repoquery, repo-rss, reposync, repotrack, verifytree, yum-builddep, yum-complete-transaction, yumdownloader, yum-debug-dump and yum-groups-manager.
# yum -y install yum-utils.noarch
Now use the yumdownloader command which is a program for downloading RPMs from Yum repositories. Type the following command to download httpd rpm file:
# yumdownloader httpd
Sample output:
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm 1.2 MB 00:00
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