Creating a Local Yum Repository Using ISO Image

Posted on by Osama Mustafa in Operating system
In this post i will show you how to create Yum repository Using ISO Image, will save more time :-

  • Download The ISO Image and Upload it to the server.
  • Create Folder Under Root User Like the below

cp /OEL6.6. iso /ISOs

  • now create mount point for this ISO.

mkdir p /var/ISO/OEL6.6
Run the below command to mount it :-

mount o loop,ro /ISOs/OEL6.6. iso /var/ISO/OEL6.6

  • Now under /etc/yum.respos.d you can rename it or set enable=0
  •  Create the following file /etc/yum.respos.d/OEL66.repo
  • Edit the file and add 

[OL66]
name=Oracle Linux 6.6
baseurl=file:///var/ISO/OEL6.6
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpmgpg/
RPMGPGKEY
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

  • Run the below command to clean yum

yum clean all
yum respolist

The output should be like the below :-

repo id repo name status
OL66 Oracle Linux 6.6 25,459 

Thank you
Osama Mustafa

Published by Osama Mustafa

Osama considered as one of the leaders in Cloud technology, DevOps and database in the Middle-East. I have more than ten years of experience within the industry. moreover, certfied 4x AWS , 4x Azure and 6x OCI, have also obtained database certifications for multiple providers. In addition to having experience with Oracle database and Oracle products, such as middle-ware, OID, OAM and OIM, I have gained substantial knowledge with different databases. Currently, I am architecting and implementing Cloud and DevOps. On top of that, I'm providing solutions for companies that allow them to implement the solutions and to follow the best practices.

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