[WBEL-users] Automatically loading the CDs from hard drive.

[Terry]

On 2/9/06, William Herrera <william at ntpr.net> wrote:
> Hello everyone, wondering who can help!
>
>  I would like to know, in White Box EL, where is the file located.
>  The file that tells the system from where to load the CDs whenever I do
> changes to the system and additional CDs are needed.
>
>  For example, in Mandriva I can copy all the CDs to the hard drive (any
> where) and edit the file urpmi.conf located in the /etc directory to
> indicate the location where the CDs are. Whenever I do changes and
> additional CDs are needed the system will pick them from the new location
> without me having to be swapping CDs all the time.
>
>  Does any one know?
>
>

I would expect that same answers should apply:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jerry Amundson <jerry at pbs.com>
Date: Feb 6, 2006 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Question ..
To: whitebox-users at beau.org


On Mon February 6 2006 12:04, William Herrera wrote:
> In Mandriva Linux I can copy all the CDs into the hard drive
> (anylocation), I can then edit the urpmi.conf file in the /etc/
> directoryto indicate where to pick the CDs from. That way whenever I
> need a CD for a change I am doing the system will not ask for it, it
> will pick it up from the location,
>
> I would like to know, in White Box, where is the configuration file
> that tells the system where to pick up the CDs from.
>
> Does any body know...?

For ...
WBEL 3.0, use /etc/yum.conf
WBEL 4, use the repo definitions in /etc/yum.repos.d
with file:// url's for both, and a local rysnc/ftp mirror for updates,
if you have one. "man yum.conf" will help.

jerry



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>
Date: Feb 7, 2006 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Question ..
To: William Herrera <william at ntpr.net>
Cc: whitebox-users at beau.org


William Herrera wrote:

as Jerry already pointed out - use yum, against a local repository. This
link has some details which will help you get started :

http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq#Q11


also read the man page 'man yum.conf' for details on howto setup the
repository in yum itself.

- K