I have a php script which can make the contents of the DVD available via http. With one download and one lot of disk space, you can have the DVD image and a web install (without the hassle of loop mounting the image). If you are interested let me know. John. Keith Christian wrote: > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mark Pryor <tlviewer at yahoo.com> > To: centos at centos.org > Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 11:51:56 AM > Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.0 - Yum install using the install cd's as the RPM source > > Keith, > --- Keith Christian <keithchristian at yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>What is the mechanism or procedure for installing >>additional packages from the six CentOS 5.0 CD's >>using Yum, assuming a secured server with no outside >>internet connection? >> >>Debian based distributions are able to use the >>package manager to search for and install from the >>CD's, and I'm looking for the CentOS equivalent. >> >>Obviously, it's possible to install "manually" from >>a CD with: >> >> mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom >> cd /media/cdrom/CentOS >> rpm -U foobar-1.2.3.-4.5.el5.i386.rpm >> >>Yum has such good dependency checking I'd like to >>know of a way to use it if possible. >> > > > Checkout the file > /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Media.repo > > there are several pre-set mount points for your ISO > mounts. For my DVD I use /mnt/repo > > I see above you have the right mount for an ISO. Then > to point YUM to your media repo use > #yum install SomeRPM --disablerepo=\* > --enablerepo=c5-media > > if you want to ban external access, the disablerepo > token is the key. > -- John Newbigin ITS Senior Analyst / Programmer Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin