Install yum

1.
cd /usr/src
2.
wget http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download/2.0/yum-2.0.7.tar.gz
3.
tar -xvzf yum-2.0.7.tar.gz
4.
cd yum-2.0.7
5.
./configure
6.
make
7.
make install

===========================

http://imountain.com/blog/2008/09/13/how-to-install-yum-manually-on-redhatrhel-4x-or-centos-4x/

=======================.

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/archive/index.php/t-907431.html

=======================

Hi,

Login as root in SSH Command Prompt of your VPS

Run these commands

Code:

mkdir temp && cd temp

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/elfutils-libs-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/elfutils-libelf-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/expat-1.95.8-8.2.1.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.7.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.7.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.3.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/python-2.4.3-24.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/readline-5.1-1.1.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/rpm-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/rpm-python-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/sqlite-3.3.6-2.i386.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/yum-3.2.19-18.el5.centos.noarch.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-13.el5.centos.noarch.rpm

wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/i386/CentOS/yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-2.el5.i386.rpm


This will download all the RPMs needed to install YUM
=================

Now run these commands to install those RPMs

Code:

rpm -Uvh elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh elfutils-libs-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh elfutils-libelf-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh expat-1.95.8-8.2.1.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.7.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.7.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.3.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh python-2.4.3-24.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm

rpm -Uvh python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm

rpm -Uvh readline-5.1-1.1.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh rpm-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh rpm-python-4.4.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh sqlite-3.3.6-2.i386.rpm

rpm -Uvh yum-3.2.19-18.el5.centos.noarch.rpm

rpm -Uvh yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-13.el5.centos.noarch.rpm

rpm -Uvh yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-2.el5.i386.rpm


This will install all those downloaded RPMs
Most of the RPMs would be installed by default, but it is a must to have the Latest Versions for installing YUM.
===========================
Now update the YUM by running this command

Code:

yum update yum

OR
Code:

yum -y update

===========================


Emjoy....