centos 7/RHEL7: How To Install EPEL Repository
I would like to install epel repository on my centos or rhel system so that I can install more software package using yum install command. How Do I install EpEL repository under centos 7 or RHEL 7 opearting system. this article will guide you how to install EPEL Repo on centos 7 system.
You need to use yum install command to install “epel-release” package or you can directly download epel rpm package .
Using yum command to install “epel-release” package
Type the following command:
yum install epel-release
outputs:
[root@devops Desktop]# yum install epel-release Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirrors.yun-idc.com * extras: mirrors.skyshe.cn * updates: mirrors.zju.edu.cn Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-5 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================================== Installing: epel-release noarch 7-5 extras 14 k Transaction Summary ============================================================================================== Install 1 Package Total download size: 14 k Installed size: 24 k Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm | 14 kB 00:00:00 Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Installing : epel-release-7-5.noarch 1/1 Verifying : epel-release-7-5.noarch 1/1 Installed: epel-release.noarch 0:7-5 Complete!
Installing EPEL Repo by installing epel-release rpm package
Type the following command to download epel-release rpmpackage:
wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
outputs:
[root@devops Desktop]# wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm --2015-01-06 09:07:34-- https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm Resolving dl.fedoraproject.org (dl.fedoraproject.org)... 209.132.181.26, 209.132.181.23, 209.132.181.27, ... Connecting to dl.fedoraproject.org (dl.fedoraproject.org)|209.132.181.26|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 14524 (14K) [application/x-rpm] Saving to: ‘epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm’ 100%[====================================================>] 14,524 52.4KB/s in 0.3s 2015-01-06 09:07:36 (52.4 KB/s) - ‘epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm’ saved [14524/14524]
Then using “rpm -ivh” command to install it,type:
rpm -ivh epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
outputs:
root@devops Desktop]# rpm -ivh epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm warning: epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 352c64e5: NOKEY Preparing... ################################# [100%] package epel-release-7-5.noarch is already installed
Check if EPEL Repo is installed
Type the following command to check if epel repository is installed on your centos 7 or rhel 7 systme:
yum repolist
outputs:
[root@devops Desktop]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirrors.yun-idc.com * epel: mirrors.zju.edu.cn * extras: mirrors.skyshe.cn * updates: mirrors.zju.edu.cn repo id repo name status base/7/x86_64 CentOS-7 - Base 8,465 *epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 6,925 extras/7/x86_64 CentOS-7 - Extras 102 updates/7/x86_64 CentOS-7 - Updates 1,531 repolist: 17,023
