How to install YUM on Redhat Linux

Installing Yum on Red Hat Linux

Downloaded yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm from below mentioned link
wget http://mirror.datapipe.net/local/redhat-3ES/i386/yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm

Install  it using
rpm –i yum-2.0.8-1.noarch.rpm

After Installing yum open /etc/yum.conf  file  delete the existing  text , copy & paste the below mentioned text.

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1

#base]  
#ame=Red Hat Linux $releasever - $basearch - Base
#aseurl=http://mirror.dulug.duke.edu/pub/yum-repository/redhat/$releasever/$basearch/

[base]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Base
baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/
gpgcheck=1
[updates]
name=Red Hat Linux $releasever - Updates
baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/i386/
gpgcheck=1

Downloaded the gpg key for CentOS rpm packages from
wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-4

Imported key look like this:
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-4

Run “yum –y update”. Now Sit back and enjoy seeing your system being updated.

Enjoy!