Tip: Set a local update source for Fedora Linux 8

 

After the installation of coreora Core8 is complete, you must use yum to update and add the yum update source. The update that comes with the system is extremely slow and impossible.

The following describes how to use httpd.

Install the httpd package:

# Yum install httpd

# Chkconfig httpd on

# Service httpd start or #/etc/init. d/httpd start

Install the createrepo Toolkit:

# Yum install createrepo

Then create the fedora8 package directory and update the package directory:

# Mkdir-p/var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386

# Mkdir-p/var/www/html/yum/updates/8/i386

If a CD is available, copy all rpm software packages to the/var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386 directory:

# Cd/misc/cd/Packages; cp-V */var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386

# Cd

Or go to the terminal:

rsync -avrt rsync://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages//var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386

Note that the red part must be a/symbol;

Run the createrepo command:

# Createrepo/var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386

This command will create a repodata folder in the/var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386 Directory, which contains the following files:

# Ls-l/var/www/html/yum/base/8/i386/repodata/

Total 9268

-Rw-r -- 1 root 2227275 2008-01-12 21:11 filelists.xml.gz

-Rw-r -- 1 root 6487453 2008-01-12 21:11 other.xml.gz

-Rw-r -- 1 root 747714 2008-01-12 21:11 primary.xml.gz

-Rw-r -- 1 root 951 2008-01-12 21:11 repomd. xml

Next, go to the/var/www/html/yum/updates/8/i386 directory and download the latest rpm package in the rsync directory:

Rsync-avrt rsync: // ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/fedora/linux/updates/8/ I #/ -- exclude = debug // var/www/html/yum/updates/8/i386

Set crontab to automatically download the latest software package:

23 4 */2 **/usr/bin/rsync-avrt

Rsync: // ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/fedora/linux/updates/8/ I/

-- Exclude = debug // var/www/html/yum/updates/8/i386

Finally, go to the/etc/yum. repos. d/directory and create a file ending with repo, as shown below:

[base-local]name=Fedora $releasever - $basearchfailovermethod=prioritybaseurl=http://192.168.0.100/yum/base/$releasever/$basearch#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-$releasever&arch=$basearchenabled=1gpgcheck=0[updates-local]name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - Updatesfailovermethod=prioritybaseurl=http://192.168.0.100/yum/updates/$releasever/$basearch/#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-f$releasever&arch=$basearchenabled=1gpgcheck=0