{"id":2089,"date":"2023-01-27T11:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T05:39:42","slug":"how-to-enable-and-install-epel-repo-on-centos-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-and-install-epel-repo-on-centos-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Enable and Install EPEL Repo on CentOS 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how to enable and install the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository on CentOS 8:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the EPEL repository package by running the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-sql\">sudo yum install epel<span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">release<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Verify that the EPEL repository has been added by running the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs\">yum repolist<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The EPEL repository should be listed among the enabled repositories.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>To install a package from the EPEL repository, use the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-java\">sudo yum install &lt;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">package<\/span>-name&gt;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>To check which packages are available to install, use the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-python\">yum --disablerepo=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"*\"<\/span> --enablerepo=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"epel\"<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">list<\/span> available<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note: In case you have any issues with the above commands, you might need to check that you have enabled the &#8220;PowerTools&#8221; repository. If the command doesn&#8217;t work, try the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-lua\">sudo dnf <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">config<\/span>-manager <span class=\"hljs-comment\">--set-enabled PowerTools<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also, it&#8217;s worth mentioning that EPEL is a community-maintained repository, and as such, it does not provide the same level of quality and security as the official CentOS repositories. So, you should be careful when installing and using packages from the EPEL repository. 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