When creating a hosted Yum repository, you'll need to pick a Repodata Depth. Minimal configuration steps for creating a Yum Hosted repository are as follows: To host a Yum RPM, create a new yum (hosted) repository as documented in Repository Management. Hosting Yum RepositoriesĪ hosted repository for Yum can be used to upload both your own and third-party RPMs.

Also, see GPG signatures for Yum Proxy/Group for s igning data with a GPG key.

See Proxying RHEL Yum Repositories for instructions on proxying Red Hat Enterprise Linux Yum repositories. You will need to determine which repositories are appropriate for your environment.

A rewrite of YUM itself, named Dandified YUM or “DNF” for short, has recently replaced YUM as the default package manager in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.įor more information about YUM and other package management utilities, see our guide on Package Management Basics.Nexus Repository does not create a default Yum proxy repository. This name harkens back to YUM’s origins as a rewrite of Yellowdog UPdater (also known as “YUP”), a software updater for Yellow Dog Linux, a now-defunct Linux distribution. “YUM” is an acronym that stands for “Yellowdog Updater, Modified”.

Repositories are typically stored on remote servers that users can access over a network connection, but it’s also possible for users to store software packages in a repository on their local machine. Like APT, YUM works through the use of software repositories, or repos, special directories that hold collections of software packages. YUM is a front-end for the RPM package manager, meaning that it manages packages in the. YUM is a software package management utility used in many popular Linux distributions, including Fedora and CentOS.

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