Delta RPMs disabled because applydeltarpm not installed

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I am getting the following warning on both CentOS 7 and RHEL (Red Hat) 7 when I run yum command What is delta RPM (DRPM) and how does it differ from RPM? How do I fix this issue on a CentOS or RHEL 7 server/desktop?Delta rpms (DRMS) created to save bandwidth and speed up download patches and rpm packages from the Internet. With DRMS, you download only minor changes instead of grabbing full packages. In other words, only changes (updates) between the installed and new packages are downloads. This page explains how to enable and install deltarpm suppor for RHEL 6/7 and CentOS 6/7.

From the SUSE page:

Delta RPM packages contain the difference between an old and a new version of an RPM package. Applying a delta RPM on an old RPM results in the complete new RPM. It is not necessary to have a copy of the old RPM, because a delta RPM can also work with an installed RPM. The delta RPM packages are even smaller in size than patch RPMs, which is an advantage when transferring update packages over the Internet. The drawback is that update operations with delta RPMs involved consume considerably more CPU cycles than plain or patch RPMs.

Delta rpms disabled because usr bin applydeltarpm not installed red hat or centos

Open the terminal application. For remote CentOS / Red Hat (RHEL) server use ssh for login Type sudo yum install deltarpm to enable deltarpm support Test your installation by running sudo yum update command Verify that “Delta RPMs disabled because applydeltarpm not installed” warnings went away

Let us see all commands and procedure in details to get started with delta rpms.

Delta RPMs disabled because /usr/bin/applydeltarpm not installed

Let us try to update the system:

$ sudo yum update



Get started with delta rpms on a CentOS / Red Hat (RHEL)

Search for deltarpm package, run the following yum command:

yum search deltarpm

yum info deltarpm

Sample outputs:

Loaded plugins: copr Available Packages Name : deltarpm Arch : x86_64 Version : 3.6 Release : 3 .el7 Size : 82 k Repo : base/ 7 /x86_64 Summary : Create deltas between rpms URL : http://gitorious.org/deltarpm/deltarpm License : BSD Description : A deltarpm contains the difference between an old : and a new version of a rpm, which makes it possible : to recreate the new rpm from the deltarpm and the old : one. You don't have to have a copy of the old rpm, : deltarpms can also work with installed rpms. Loaded plugins: copr Available Packages Name : deltarpm Arch : x86_64 Version : 3.6 Release : 3.el7 Size : 82 k Repo : base/7/x86_64 Summary : Create deltas between rpms URL : http://gitorious.org/deltarpm/deltarpm License : BSD Description : A deltarpm contains the difference between an old : and a new version of a rpm, which makes it possible : to recreate the new rpm from the deltarpm and the old : one. You don't have to have a copy of the old rpm, : deltarpms can also work with installed rpms.

Installation

Simply run the following command:

sudo yum install deltarpm



Test it

Again, run:

sudo yum update

Conclusion

You learned about delta rpms (DRMS) that can save bandwidth and speed up download patches and rpm packages from the Internet.