Follow meEPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a third party RPM repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS. This article describes how to add the EPEL repository in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS 5 or 6.
1. Install the EPEL package using the command below.
rpm -Uvh http://bit.ly/KANG3P
The full link for the RHEL 6 EPEL package and the links for the lower versions of RHEL are provided below. The rpm command prior to RHEL 6 cannot handle http redirects so no bit.ly links have been provided.| URL | |
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| 6 | http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm |
| 5 | http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm |
2. Verify the installation using the command below. You should see epel in the output.
yum repolist
3. Install the Yum priorities package using the command below.
yum install yum-priorities
4. Edit the file /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo and add the line below under the [epel] section.
priority=10
5. Test your configuration using the command below. You should see a priority protections message in the output.
yum check-update
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Posted on 7/24/2011 and last updated on 6/21/2012
Filed under CentOS 5 , CentOS 6 , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 , Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 , System Administration