Create Local YUM Repository with DVD in RHEL 7

Create Source

Mount the CD/DVD ROM on any directory of your wish. For testing, mount it on /cdrom.

#mkdir /cdrom

#mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom

Create Repo file

Before creating a repo file, move your existing repo files present in /etc/yum.repos.d directory, if not required.

#mv /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo /tmp/

Create the new repo file called cdrom.repo under /etc/repos.d directory.

#vi /etc/yum.repos.d/local.repo

Add the following details.

[LocalRepo]

name=LocalRepository

baseurl=file:///cdrom

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7

Where,

[LocalRepo] = Repository Name which will be displayed during package installation

name = Name of the repository

baseurl = Location of the package

Enabled = Enable repository

gpgcheck = Enable secure installation

gpgkey = Location of the key

gpgcheck is optional (If you set gpgcheck=0, there is no need to mention gpgkey)

Install Package from Local DVD YUM repository

Clear the repository cache by issuing the following command.

#yum clean all

Let’s install the vsftpd package from the local repository.

#yum install vsftpd