Yum file storage?

[Johan Scheepers]

Good day,

Using  >> Fedora 14 x86_64

I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.

These paths seems a blanks  ..

/var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages

/var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/deltas

/var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/packages

Maybe somewhere else?

If the above is correct, why no packages.

Kindly some advice please.

Thanks
Regards
Johan

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 09:09 +0200, Johan Scheepers wrote:
>  I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.
>  
>  These paths seems a blanks  ..
>  
>  /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages 
      ^^^^^^

The clue is in the name ...

poc

[Johan Scheepers]

On 12/27/2010 12:23 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>  On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 09:57 +0200, Johan Scheepers wrote:
> > On 12/27/2010 09:11 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> >> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:09:05 +0200
> >> Johan Scheepers<johansche(a)telkomsa.net>   wrote:
> >>
> >>> Good day,
> >>>
> >>> Using>>   Fedora 14 x86_64
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.
> >>>
> >>> These paths seems a blanks  ..
> >>>
> >>> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages
> >>>
> >>> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/deltas
> >>>
> >>> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/packages
> >>>
> >>> Maybe somewhere else?
> >>>
> >>> If the above is correct, why no packages.
> >>
> >> By default, yum doesn't keep packages around after it's used them to
> >> update or install.
> >>
> >> You can change this by modifying /etc/yum.conf and changing:
> >>
> >> keepcache=0
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >> keepcache=1
> >>
> >> See 'man yum.conf' for more information.
> >>
> >> kevin
> >>
> > Thanks Kevin,
> >
> > Now could such saved packages be reused.
> >
> > Like storing them on a spare drive and then make a install of the same
> > version on another drive or computer? Then updating that install with
>
>  Johan,
>
>  You're describing a local repository, possibly a complete mirror. If you
>  examine the directory structure of the Fedora 14 updates repository,
>  you'll see it's quite straightforward:
>
>           SRPMS/			<-- src.rpm packages
>           	repodata/	<-- compressed metadata files
>           i386/			<-- 32-bit i686 and noarch packages
>           	drpms/		<-- x-y.drpm delta rpm packages
>           	repodata/
>           x86_64/			<-- 32-bit i686, noarch, 64-bit x86_64 rpms
>           	drpms/
>           	repodata/
>
>  In a full repo, you may find the same i686 and noarch packages in both
>  i386/ and x86_64/ directories. They should be hard linked.
>
>  You can use rsync to keep a local repo updated from a mirror site. With
>  modified .repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d/ that point to the local repo,
>  yum updates can be very fast.
>
>  --Doc Savage
>     Fairview Heights, IL
>
>
>  
Thanks for the above.
Will have to study this and some other methods using a single directory.
Seen something like this on google... yum localinstall /home/myrpmdir/*.rpm

I was thinking of updating a new install on another computer without 
using too much or any internet usage.

Still studying
Johan

[Robert G. (Doc) Savage]

On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 09:57 +0200, Johan Scheepers wrote:
>  On 12/27/2010 09:11 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
>  > On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:09:05 +0200
>  > Johan Scheepers<johansche(a)telkomsa.net>  wrote:
>  >
>  >> Good day,
>  >>
>  >> Using>>  Fedora 14 x86_64
>  >>
>  >> I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.
>  >>
>  >> These paths seems a blanks  ..
>  >>
>  >> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages
>  >>
>  >> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/deltas
>  >>
>  >> /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/packages
>  >>
>  >> Maybe somewhere else?
>  >>
>  >> If the above is correct, why no packages.
>  >
>  > By default, yum doesn't keep packages around after it's used them to
>  > update or install.
>  >
>  > You can change this by modifying /etc/yum.conf and changing:
>  >
>  > keepcache=0
>  >
>  > to
>  >
>  > keepcache=1
>  >
>  > See 'man yum.conf' for more information.
>  >
>  > kevin
>  >
>  Thanks Kevin,
>  
>  Now could such saved packages be reused.
>  
>  Like storing them on a spare drive and then make a install of the same 
>  version on another drive or computer? Then updating that install with  
Johan,

You're describing a local repository, possibly a complete mirror. If you
examine the directory structure of the Fedora 14 updates repository,
you'll see it's quite straightforward:

        SRPMS/			<-- src.rpm packages
        	repodata/	<-- compressed metadata files
        i386/			<-- 32-bit i686 and noarch packages
        	drpms/		<-- x-y.drpm delta rpm packages
        	repodata/
        x86_64/			<-- 32-bit i686, noarch, 64-bit x86_64 rpms
        	drpms/
        	repodata/

In a full repo, you may find the same i686 and noarch packages in both
i386/ and x86_64/ directories. They should be hard linked.

You can use rsync to keep a local repo updated from a mirror site. With
modified .repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d/ that point to the local repo,
yum updates can be very fast.

--Doc Savage
  Fairview Heights, IL

[Johan Scheepers]

On 12/27/2010 09:11 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
>  On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:09:05 +0200
>  Johan Scheepers<johansche(a)telkomsa.net>  wrote:
>
> > Good day,
> >
> > Using>>  Fedora 14 x86_64
> >
> > I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.
> >
> > These paths seems a blanks  ..
> >
> > /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages
> >
> > /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/deltas
> >
> > /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/packages
> >
> > Maybe somewhere else?
> >
> > If the above is correct, why no packages.
>
>  By default, yum doesn't keep packages around after it's used them to
>  update or install.
>
>  You can change this by modifying /etc/yum.conf and changing:
>
>  keepcache=0
>
>  to
>
>  keepcache=1
>
>  See 'man yum.conf' for more information.
>
>  kevin
>  
Thanks Kevin,

Now could such saved packages be reused.

Like storing them on a spare drive and then make a install of the same 
version on another drive or computer? Then updating that install with 
these packages?
Thanks
Johan

[Kevin Fenzi]

On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:09:05 +0200
Johan Scheepers <johansche(a)telkomsa.net&gt; wrote:

>  Good day,
>  
>  Using  >> Fedora 14 x86_64
>  
>  I am trying to locate the rpms that was downloaded when updating.
>  
>  These paths seems a blanks  ..
>  
>  /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/fedora/packages
>  
>  /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/deltas
>  
>  /var/cache/yum/x86_64/14/updates/packages
>  
>  Maybe somewhere else?
>  
>  If the above is correct, why no packages. 
By default, yum doesn't keep packages around after it's used them to
update or install. 

You can change this by modifying /etc/yum.conf and changing: 

keepcache=0

to 

keepcache=1

See 'man yum.conf' for more information. 

kevin