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YUM: Download a RPM package without installation

YUM: Download a RPM package without installation

Yum is commonly used in major RPM based Linux distributions such as CentOS, Redhat and SuSE, it can help us perform automatic dependency checking. If you’d like to only download the RPM packages via yum and do not install/update them, it’s nearly impossible by default.
Update CentOS 4 to CentOS 5 remotely

Update CentOS 4 to CentOS 5 remotely

I just successfully updated my Dell PowerEdge 1850 from CentOS 4.8 to CentOS 5.4, luckily the issues I faced were not so rare. The steps I used are listed below, may it helpful for you as well! Although this post is mainly intended for CentOS it should work on RHEL systems as well. Before you start, [...]
Prepare the RPM Building Environment

Prepare the RPM Building Environment

Some days ago, I posted some examples on the common usage of RPM. Now, this post describes a manual preparation of a RPM building environment. With the help of this environment, you can generate upated RPM packages and patch your RPM-based system from source code.
How to skip broken dependencies when Upgrading System

How to skip broken dependencies when Upgrading System

I made a mistake and added additional repo under CentOS / RHEL 5.x server. Now when I try to upgrade packages it gives me out broken ependencies / missing dependency error. How do I skip broken packages and apply updates to other installed software’s?
RPM Common Usage Examples

RPM Common Usage Examples

The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) has establised itself as one of the most popular distrubution formats for linux software today. A first time user may feel overwhelmed by a vast number of options available and this article will help a newhand to get familiar with RPM. The traditional way to install [...]
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