update from another machine

[Patrick Dupre]

Thank for the suggestion.
However, the problem is that
yum (on the "fast host") check that the package for nstallation, update 
or reinstallation.

So I did not find a way to down load on the fast host the package for 
another
distribution, like a i686 from a host x86_64.
Can I force yum to not check.
Maybe I should use rpm?



>>
>> At home I have a slow internet connection,  Thus, I would like to
>> prepare an update but only download the packages to another
>> machine and then copy the file on a stick to make the update from
>> the stick.
>>
>> How can I do it?
>>
>> Thank.
>>
>>
>
> I update my laptop at work and rsync to other machines when I get 
> home.
> Here's a variation on that:
>
> ... On fasthost, modify /etc/yum.conf to set keepcache=1.
> ... If you've not set keepcache before, then you may still end up 
> downloading
> ... dependencies (to slowhost) not kept on fasthost from previous 
> runs.
>
> fasthost# yum install/update [ --downloadonly ] THE-PACKAGES-I-WANT
> fasthost# rsync -avP --include='*/' --include='*rpm' --exclude='*'
> /var/cache/yum/ /media/STICK/yum/
>
> ... go home ...
>
> slowhost# (edit /etc/yum.conf to set keepcache=1)
> slowhost# rsync -avP /media/STICK/yum/ /var/cache/yum/
> slowhost# yum update/install
>
> This will only copy the RPMs; yum will still download metadata (see
> yum.conf for "metadata_expire").
>
> ... optionally, rsync RPMs back to STICK, then back to fasthost

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