# mount /dev/cdrom  /media

# ln -s /media/RHEL_5.3\ i386\ DVD/Server/ /Server

# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo
[Server]
name=RHEL5
baseurl=file:///Server/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
(save and exit)

# yum clean all
# yum list
# yum install *vsftpd*            (Try installing any package now, it will work)

Note:
If you don't have a RHEL DVD but an ISO image (rhel5.iso) first mount it using (# mount  -o  loop  /data/rhel53.iso  /media)
and then go ahead as above.

For online packages:
# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/extras.repo
[EXTRAS]
name = Extra Repository for Enterprise Linux
baseurl = http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386
enabled = 1
gpgcheck = 0

(save & exit)




Location to get RPMS of multi OS.
http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/



#vim /etc/yum.repos.d/cent.repo
[CENT]
name = Extra Repository for Enterprise Linux
baseurl = http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/centos/5.6/os/i386
enabled = 1
gpgcheck = 0

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