[CentOS] CentOS 7 Update from DVD

Thu Dec 1 21:53:17 UTC 2016
John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>

On 12/1/2016 1:47 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
> I am trying to find how to update CentOS 7 using the DVD.
>
> In the past, C6, just insert the DVD, select "install or update" from the
> boot menu, continue, and later select update and continue... done... reboot.
>
> I dont see that on the C7 boot disk.
>
> How is that accomplished?

I believe you can, at a shell prompt as root, do the following...

     yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=c7-media update


this assumes the c7 DVD is mounted as any one of the following...

         /media/CentOS/
         /media/cdrom/
         /media/cdrecorder/



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