Verify yum repo for a application

Question

Can we verify yum repo before installing any application using shell script .

Need to verify 2 things

1.The connectivity from server to yum repo

2.All the dependency available on the repo and can be installed .

I found a command **yum install package_name --assumeno**

But the exist status of command is 1 always . Is there any other command for the above requirement for dry installation and get exit status .

Answer 1

Found a solution for my question . We can use " yum install --downloadonly " option to connect the repo and download the application without installing .

reference:- here