Description: There are many situation where internet access not available on server and it's being required to install packages as need with dependencies. The solution is simple to create local repository and publish to servers within network .
Here below are simple minimal steps required to setup a local repository on SUSE operating system
Steps :
1. Mount iso/dvd
mount /dev/cdrom/ /mnt
2. Disable all existing repos
zypper mr -d -a
3. Set enable DVD repo temporary
zypper ar dir:///mnt/ OpensuseDVD
4. Install createrepo
zypper -n install createrepo
5. Install apache
zypper -n install apache2
6. Copy rpms
mkdir -p /srv/www/myrepo/Suse13
rsync -avp /mnt/suse/ /srv/www/myrepo/Suse13/
#copy gpg keys
cp -rp /mnt/gpg-pubkey-* /srv/www/myrepo/Suse13/
7. Create apache config for repo
# cat /etc/apache2/conf.d/mrepo.conf
Alias /repo /srv/www/myrepo/
<Directory /srv/www/myrepo/>
Options Indexes FollowSymlinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch IncludesNOEXEC
IndexOptions NameWidth=* DescriptionWidth=*
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
8. Restart/reload enable apache2
rcapache2 start
chkconfig -a apache2
9. Createrepo "It will take bit time .."
createrepo -v /srv/www/myrepo/Suse13/
Spawning worker 0 with 5187 pkgs
Workers Finished
Gathering worker results
Saving Primary metadata
Saving file lists metadata
Saving other metadata
Generating sqlite DBs
Sqlite DBs complete
#Validate
ls -l /srv/www/myrepo/Suse13/repodata/
10. Add Repo (ar)
#zypper addrepo -t <repository type> <path> <repository name>
zypper addrepo -t YUM http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/ SLES13.2
# Test "First time run ask to assign repo metadata"
zypper se test
File 'repomd.xml' from repository 'SLES13.2' is unsigned, continue? [yes/no] (no): yes
Building repository 'SLES13.2' cache ......................
...
vi /etc/zypp/repos.d/SLES13.2.repo
[SUSE13.2]
name=SLES13.2
baseurl=http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/
enabled=1
autorefresh=0
type=rpm-md
priority=1 # 0-99, 0 -higher
#Added below this line gpg keys
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/gpg-pubkey-3dbdc284-4be1884d.asc,http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-4be01a65.asc
11. View repositry detials
# zypper lr SUSE13.2
Alias : SUSE13.2
Name : SLES13.2
URI : http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/
Enabled : Yes
Priority : 1
Auto-refresh : Off
Keep Packages : Off
Type : rpm-md
GPG Check : On
GPG Key URI : http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/gpg-pubkey-3dbdc284-4be1884d.asc,http://192.168.8.110/repo/Suse13/gpg-pubkey-307e3d54-4be01a65.asc
Path Prefix :
Parent Service :
MD Cache Path : /var/cache/zypp/raw/SUSE13.2
12. Install a package
zypper install nmap
zypper install nmap
Keyword/TAG: SUSE 13.2, Local, Repository, http, apache2
