yum (Yellow dog Updater Modified) is a package manager for RPM compatible Linux systems such as CentOS, Fedora core and latest Redhat Enterprise Linux.
So how do you use yum to update / install packages from an ISO of CentOS / FC / RHEL CD?
Creation of yum repositories is handled by a separate tool called createrepo, which generates the necessary XML metadata. If you have a slow internet connection or collection of all downloaded ISO images, use this hack to install rpms from iso images.
Step # 1: Mount an ISO file
Type the following command (replace iso file name with the actual iso file):# yum install createrepo
# mkdir -p /mnt/iso/{1,2,3}
# mount -o loop /path/to/centos1.iso /mnt/iso/1
Step # 2: Create a repository
Use createrepo to generate the necessary XML metadata. Type the following commands:# cd /mnt/iso
# createrepo .
Clean repo, enter:# yum clean all
Step # 3: Create config file
You need to create a repo config file in /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory.# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/iso.repo
Append following text:[My ISO Repository]
baseurl=file:///mnt/iso
enabled=1
Save and close the changes.
Now use yum command to install packages from ISO images:# yum install package-name