Install And Configure EPEL Repository..

EPEL : stands for Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux. Its developed  by Fedora team and it’s an open source and free repository. EPEL repository provide very high quality add-on software’s packages for all the major Linux distributions which includes Redhat, Centos and other flavours. This EPEL project is designed for major Linux distributions to help and provide lots of open source packages like System Administration, Networks and Monitoring, etc..

Step -1 : check the OS version

Cat /etc/redhat-release

Uname-a (to find out 64 or 32 bit operating system install)

Step- 2 : need package called Weget to downlad the EPEL

Yum install wget

Step -3: download the EPEL RPM from the below links based on your operating system requirements

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RHEL/CentOS 6 32-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

RHEL/CentOS 6 64-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

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RHEL/CentOS 5 32-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

 

RHEL/CentOS 5 64-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

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RHEL/CentOS 4 32-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/4/i386/epel-release-4-10.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-4-10.noarch.rpm

 

RHEL/CentOS 4 64-Bit

wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/4/x86_64/epel-release-4-10.noarch.rpm

rpm -ivh epel-release-4-10.noarch.rpm

output as :

[root@localhost dump]# rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

warning: epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 0608b895: NOKEY

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

 1:epel-release           ########################################### [100%]

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Step – 4 : verify the repository
yum repolist

Output as

[root@localhost ~]# yum repolist

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

 * base: centos.serverspace.co.uk

 * epel: mirror.serverbeheren.nl

 * extras: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net

 * updates: mirrors.ukfast.co.uk

repo id          repo name                                                status

base             CentOS-6 - Base                                          6,381

epel             Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - x86_64           9,992

extras           CentOS-6 - Extras                                           13

updates          CentOS-6 - Updates                                       1,538

repolist: 17,924

Test The Epel Repository by query to find the Package called Gimp

Step – 5:

yum --enablerepo=epel info gimp

 Installed Packages

Name        : gimp

Arch        : x86_64

Epoch       : 2

Version     : 2.6.9

Release     : 4.el6_3.3

Size        : 46 M

Repo        : installed

From repo   : base

Summary     : GNU Image Manipulation Program

URL         : http://www.gimp.org/

License     : GPLv2+

Description : GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image

            : composition and editing program, which can be extremely useful for

            : creating logos and other graphics for webpages. GIMP has many of

            : the tools and filters you would expect to find in similar

            : commercial offerings, and some interesting extras as well. GIMP

            : provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel

            : operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and

            : anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo.
 
Step – 6:

yum --enablerepo=epel install gimp

Output

[root@localhost ~]# yum --enablerepo=epel install gimp

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

 * base: centos.serverspace.co.uk

 * epel: mirrors.ircam.fr

 * extras: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net

 * updates: mirrors.ukfast.co.uk

Setting up Install Process

Package 2:gimp-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

 
Thanks and Regards,
Syed Taqiullah Hussaini