[CentOS] Where to download rpm packages for centos?

[Peng Yu]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM, John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:44:56PM -0500, Peng Yu wrote:
>>
>> The problem is that I don't have the root account. Our system
>> administrator doesn't update the system because of the excuse of
>> keeping the machine stable. Therefore, I have to install packages in
>> my home directory. As far as I know, I can not run yum without root
>> permission. But at least I should be able to run rpm without root
>> permission. That is why I asked the original question.
>
>        And that's *exactly* what it is, an excuse.  Your "system
>        administrator" should be terminated and someone hired that
>        understands the concepts of best practices as far as security
>        go.

Hi Christopher and John,

I totally understand what you said. And that is why I said my "system
administrator" has an excuse. But I have no control on whether to fire
him or not. For now, I have to live with it.

If you could help me on finding packages for downloading and
installing them in my home directory, that would be very helpful.

I also find the following link on how to run rpm in my home directory.
Does it work for my problem?

http://www.techonthenet.com/linux/build_rpm.php

Regards,
Peng