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Rocky Linux 9 — Mirror Configuration

The local mirror covers Rocky Linux 9 (x86_64) including BaseOS, AppStream, and extras repositories. Rocky Linux is a community-driven RHEL-compatible distribution and a drop-in replacement for CentOS.

See also: AlmaLinux 9 — an alternative CentOS replacement with the same package structure.

DNF / YUM Repository Configuration

Disable the default upstream repos and drop in the local mirror repo file: 

# Disable upstream repos
sed -i 's/^enabled=1/enabled=0/' /etc/yum.repos.d/rocky*.repo
 
# Download and install local mirror repo
curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/nplab-mirror.repo https://mirror.nplab.bth.se/configs/rocky/rocky9.repo
 
dnf clean all
dnf makecache

Release Reference

Release Arch Local URL Config File
Rocky Linux 9 x86_64 https://mirror.nplab.bth.se/rocky/9/ rocky9.repo

Download and apply (run as root): 

curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/nplab-mirror.repo https://mirror.nplab.bth.se/configs/rocky/rocky9.repo
dnf clean all && dnf makecache

Mirror Structure

/rocky/9/
  BaseOS/x86_64/os/    ← base system packages
  AppStream/x86_64/os/ ← additional applications
  extras/x86_64/os/    ← community extras

Notes

* TBD