[ATrpms-users] Co-ordinating package versions on multiple systems (HOWTO?)

[Chris Rouch]

On 3/12/08, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a rather (I expect) basic question about the mechanics of
>  package installation.
>
>  If it makes any difference to the answer, I am currently using yum
>  under Fedora and/or CentOS, although I am thinking of at least trying
>  out smart thanks to Axel's often urging on this list.
>
>  I have a client-server package that I install on several systems
>  (MythTV, if you care) and they *should* be running the same exact
>  build to function properly, however...  Typically, they don't all get
>  done at one time and on occasion they end up with different builds.
>
>  My question is: How do I go about updating later systems with the same
>  .rpm that I used on earlier systems?  Is the .rpm that has been
>  installed on system A physically present there as a single file that
>  could easily be moved (e.g. with scp) to system B and then locally
>  referenced in the yum invocation (or better, referenced remotely from
>  A) on B?  If so, where should I expect to find the .rpm and how do I
>  tell yum to install /the/package/at/this/location/existing.rpm?

In /etc/yum.conf make sure

keepcache=1

Then all packages will be in e.g. /var/cache/yum/atrpms/packages.

I think "yum clean all" will delete them, but I always copy them to an
nfs exported directory so they can be used on other local machines.

Chris