Quick way to download rpm package. This method will only download rpm package only without installing it on the system.

 Download rpm package

Basically there are two methods to download rpm package without installing|installation.

1. Download rpm package using “downloadonly” option for YUM

Steps:

• Before proceeding you must check that “download only” package is installed or not.

# rpm -qa|grep -i yum-plugin-downloadonly

If it’s giving blank output that means it’s not installed ,then install it using below command.

[root@rhel1 ~]# yum install yum-plugin-downloadonly
Loaded plugins: product-id, security, subscription-manager
Updating certificate-based repositories.
server | 1.9 kB 00:00 ...
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package yum-plugin-downloadonly.noarch 0:1.1.30-10.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
yum-plugin-downloadonly noarch 1.1.30-10.el6 server 19 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)

Total download size: 19 k
Installed size: 21 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : yum-plugin-downloadonly-1.1.30-10.el6.noarch 1/1
Installed products updated.

Installed:
yum-plugin-downloadonly.noarch 0:1.1.30-10.el6

Complete!

Note for RHEL 5 Use below command:

# yum install yum-downloadonly

• Now use yum command along with “–downloadonly” option as below:

# yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=<directory_location> <package name>

Let’s say you want to download rpm package for “vi editor”without installing then give below command:

# yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/tmp/mann vi
Loaded plugins: amazon-id, rhui-lb, search-disabled-repos
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package vim-minimal.x86_64 2:7.4.160-1.el7 will be updated
---> Package vim-minimal.x86_64 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

========================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
========================================================================================================================================================================
Updating:
vim-minimal x86_64 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 rhui-REGION-rhel-server-releases 436 k

Transaction Summary
========================================================================================================================================================================
Upgrade 1 Package

Total download size: 436 k
Background downloading packages, then exiting:
Delta RPMs disabled because /usr/bin/applydeltarpm not installed.
vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm | 436 kB 00:00:00
exiting because "Download Only" specified

Now if go to location /tmp/mann you will find downloaded rpm package for vi editor as below:

#cd /tmp/mann
# ll 
total 444 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 446692 Dec 21 04:44 vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm 
# pwd
/tmp/mann

2. Download rpm package using Yumdownloader

Steps:

• You must check  yum-utils package before proceeding using rpm command as below:

[root@rhel1 mann]# rpm -qa|grep yum-utils
yum-utils-1.1.30-10.el6.noarch
[root@rhel1 mann]#

If the command is giving blank output that means you must install the same using command below:

[root@rhel1 mann]# yum install yum-utils
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, security, subscription-manager
Updating certificate-based repositories.
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package yum-utils.noarch 0:1.1.30-10.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

========================================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
========================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
yum-utils noarch 1.1.30-10.el6 server 94 k

Transaction Summary
========================================================================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)

Total download size: 94 k
Installed size: 286 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : yum-utils-1.1.30-10.el6.noarch 1/1
Installed products updated.

Installed:
yum-utils.noarch 0:1.1.30-10.el6

Complete!
[root@rhel1]#

• Once you are done with yum-utlils give yumdownloader as below

yumdownloader <package name>

Let’s say you want to download rpm package for famous vi editor then:

[root@rhel1]# pwd
/root
[root@rhel1]# yumdownloader vi
Loaded plugins: amazon-id, rhui-lb
vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm | 436 kB 00:00:00
[root@rhel1]# ll
total 452
-rw-------. 1 root root 7548 Mar 1 2016 anaconda-ks.cfg
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 446692 Dec 21 04:44 vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
[root@rhel1]#

The above command will download rpm package in the current directory to specify download rpm package directory you must use “–destdir” option as below:

[root@rhel1]# yumdownloader --destdir=/tmp/mann vi
Loaded plugins: amazon-id, rhui-lb
vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm | 436 kB 00:00:00

[root@rhel1]# cd /tmp/mann/
[root@rhel1 mann]# ll
total 444
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 446692 Dec 21 04:44 vim-minimal-7.4.160-1.el7_3.1.x86_64.rpm
[root@rhel1 mann]#