RHEL6 Beta: HowTo Use yum Command To Install Packages Without RHN

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) Beta, you can use the yum command to install packages without using the Red Hat Network (RHN). To do this, you will need to configure the yum command to use a different repository, such as a local repository or a third-party repository.

Here are the steps to install packages using yum on RHEL 6 Beta without RHN:

1. Create a repository configuration file in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory. For example, if you want to use a local repository, you can create a file called local.repo with the following content:

[local]
name=Local Repository
baseurl=file:///path/to/repository
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Replace /path/to/repository with the path to your local repository.

2. Refresh the yum repository metadata by running the following command:

sudo yum clean all

3. Install the desired package using the yum command with the install option. For example, to install the httpd package from the local repository, you can use the following command:

sudo yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=local install httpd

This will install the httpd package from the local repository, ignoring all other repositories.

By configuring the yum command to use a different repository and using the --disablerepo and --enablerepo options, you can install packages on RHEL 6 Beta without using RHN. It's always a good idea to carefully review the documentation and use the appropriate commands to install packages on your system. This will help ensure that the packages are installed correctly and that your system is properly configured.