Steps cum Commands are as follows:
Step 1: Boot into Red Hat Linux and Login as root
Step 2: Go to Devices and Optical Drive and Click on .iso file of RHEL6 and mount it..
Step 3: Configuring IP Address
Click on the Network Icon Above and click on System-ETHO
Right Click on Desktop: Click on Open in Terminal
or
Command: #system-config-network
Provide the IP Address Configuration as per your network requirements.
Deployment of FTP Server
Step 4: Open the Packages Folder in RHEL DVD.
Step 5: Locate the Package: vsftpd and double click and click on Install
Step 6: Go to Terminal and Type the Command to Start FTP Server
#service vsftpd restart
Step 7: Making FTP Server always run when Starting RHEL 6
#chkconfig vsftpd on
Step 8: Installing CreateRepo Package
a. First Install the following three Packages:
1. deltarpm
2. Python deltarpm
3.crearepo
Now Install the Package Create Repo
Step 9: Copying the Packages from RHEL DVD to /var/ftp/pub
#cp -ivr /media/RHEL_6.4\X86_64\DISC\1/* /var/ftp/pub
Step 10: Creating the Repository File
#vim /etc/yum.repos.d/first.repo
(First.repo is name of file- You can assign any name)
Type the following code after pressing i to activate Insert Mode in VIM Editor
[FirstRepo]
name= Mughees Linux Repository
baseurl=ftp://ipaddress/pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
Press "esc" and press : and type wq. It will save the contents and exit the VIM Editor
Step 10: Creating the Repository
#createrepo /var/ftp/pub
Now the Yum Repository is being activated locally on Red Hat Server
Install any package
