Install packages through yum from file

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Is there any way to install packages through yum from a file?

Something like:

yum -f packages.txt

I couldn't find anything in the man pages.

packages.txt would contain something like:

bash
bc
binutils
bzip2
bzip2-libs
ca-certificates
cairo

@HubertKario Also, AFAIK, that installed filename as if it is an RPM package, but here filename is a list of package names that need to be fetched. — alecbz, Aug 31, 2017 at 13:39

Not Now · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-18 17:29:12Z

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xargs yum -y install < filename

answered Jan 18, 2012 at 17:29

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warren · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-18 22:04:29Z

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This works:

yum install `cat <filename> | tr '\n' ' '`

As should:

yum install `cat <filename>`

I added the pipe to tr as a sanity check, just in case the environment is wacky.

per a comment:

yum install $(cat <filename>)

will also work, rather than using the backticks.

answered Jan 18, 2012 at 17:30

warren

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Just tried the exact same thing - interestingly enough, it doesn't seem necessary to remove the line breaks (although, of course, it works with them removed)
– cyberx86
Jan 18, 2012 at 17:33
@cyberx86 - I did the tr bit out of paranoia :)
– warren
Jan 18, 2012 at 17:34
The accepted practice nowadays is to wrap Bash shell commands with $( foo bar) instead of backticks.
– Magellan
Jan 18, 2012 at 20:43
@AdrianK - thanks for the suggestion. I've been using backticks for a really long time ... it'll take some getting used to :)
– warren
Jan 18, 2012 at 22:04

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Bill Zelenko · Accepted Answer · 2024-03-01 16:29:20Z

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This works:

yum localinstall /path/to/file.rpm

answered Mar 1 at 16:29

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