yum localinstall

[milomak]

was it killed of between f14 and f16?

[nonamedotc]

It still works in F16. Man page says that it is "still maintained for legacry reasons".

localinstall
Is used to install a set of local rpm files. If required the enabled repositories will be used to resolve dependencies. Note that the install command will do a local install, if given a filename. This command is maintained for legacy reasons only.

[Doug G]

Is there some alternate command for using yum to install local rpm's?

[Finalzone]

Simple command:
yum install /path/localpackage

[Doug G]

Thanks, that looks easy enough

[george_toolan]

After everything else failed try

man yum

which clearly states

* localinstall rpmfile1 [rpmfile2] [...]
(maintained for legacy reasons only - use install)
* localupdate rpmfile1 [rpmfile2] [...]
(maintained for legacy reasons only - use update)

[Doug G]

Clearly, man yum would be a better option than asking in these forums. Thanks for your reminder.