Information about the package, mrepo, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mrepo package is designed for, A tool to set up a yum/apt mirror from various sources.
Package Name:
mrepo
Summary:
A tool to set up a yum/apt mirror from various sources
Description:
mrepo builds a local Apt/Yum RPM repository from local ISO files, downloaded updates and extra packages from RHN and 3rd party repositories. It can download all updates and extras automatically, creates the repository structure and meta-data, enables HTTP access to the repository and creates a directory-structure for remote network installations using PXE/TFTP. mrepo supports ftp, http, sftp, rsync, rhn and other download methods. With mrepo, you can enable your laptop or a local server to provide updates for the whole network and provide the proper files to allow installations via the network.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.8.7
Release:
2.el6
Size:
261 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the mrepo package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mrepo
This command will install mrepo on the server.
yum remove mrepo
This command will un-install mrepo on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mrepo, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mrepo
This command will un-install mrepo on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mrepo when using the -y flag.
yum update mrepo
This command will update mrepo to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mrepo, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mrepo
This command will update mrepo to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mrepo when using the -y flag.
yum info mrepo
This command will show you core information about the mrepo package.
yum deplist mrepo
This command will show you the dependencies for mrepo. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mrepo
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mrepo. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.