Adding RPM Repository
This is a guide on how to configure a new yum repository in your current Linux box.
Create a new file inside /etc/yum.repos.d/
[mylogin@hostname folder]# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/dag.repo
[dag]
name=Dag-RHEL-Yum
baseurl=http://dag.linux.iastate.edu/dag/redhat/el$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/apt.sw.be/redhat/el$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/dag/redhat/el$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el$releasever/en/$basearch/dag
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
save and quit the editor
Import the gpg key
[mylogin@hostname folder]# wget http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
[mylogin@hostname folder]# dos2unix RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
[mylogin@hostname folder]# rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
That's it you may now use the new repository in installing your favorite package that is not available in the base repository.
You may also use the following alternatives:
YUM repository for RHEL 5 based x86 systems
[mylogin@hostname yum]# wget http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/i386/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm
[mylogin@hostname folder]# rpm -ivh rpmforge*
YUM repository for RHEL 5 based x86_64 systems
[mylogin@hostname yum]# http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/rpmforge/RPMS//rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm
[mylogin@hostname folder]# rpm -ivh rpmforge*
YUM repository for RHEL 4 x86 systems
[mylogin@hostname yum]# http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
[mylogin@hostname folder]# rpm -ivh rpmforge*
YUM repository for RHEL 4 x86_64 systems
[mylogin@hostname yum]# http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/x86_64/rpmforge/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el4.rf.x86_64.rpm
[mylogin@hostname folder]# rpm -ivh rpmforge*
Note: Dont forget to disable the custom yum repositories when updating the base system. This might cause conflicts with the software release from the repository and the base repository. The location of the repository is in: /etc/yum.repos.d
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