YUM Server Configuration

Step 1 : Change to directory RHEL
[root#] cd  /RHEL

Step 2 : List the contents of the directory
[root#RHEL] ls
o/p :
Packages


Step 3 : Change to directory yum
[root#] cd /etc/yum

Step 4 : List the contents of the directory
[root#yum] ls
o/p : 
pluginconf.d   vars  version-groups.conf

Step 5 : Change to directory pluginconf.d
[root#] cd pluginconf.d

Step 6 : List the contents of the directory
[root#pluginconf.d] ls
o/p : 
refresh-packagekit.conf   rhnplugin.conf

Step 7 : Change to directory Packages
[root#pluginconf.d] cd  /RHEL/Packages

Step 8 : Install delta package
[root#Packages]rpm -ivh  deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.i686.rpm

Step 9 : Install python-delta package
[root#Packages] rpm -ivh  python-deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.i686.rpm

Step 10 : Install createrepo packages
[root#Packages] rpm -ivh  createrepo-0.9.8-4.el6.noarch.rpm 

Step 11: Create the repository
[root#Packages]  createrepo  --database   /RHEL/Packages

Step 12 : Change the directory to yum.repos.d
[root#Packages] cd  /etc/yum.repos.d

GUI :
Open the directoty yum.repos.d and create a file named as "rhel.repo" 
and write the following contents in the file :

[rhel]
name=rhel
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
baseurl=file:///RHEL/Packages

** Save the file 

Note : if in yum.repos.d another file starting with "packageit" exists delete that file

Step 13 : Refresh the yum server
[root#] yum clean all

Step 14 : Check the yum server 
[root#] yum  search  kdebase