not directly subscribed to this bug's notifications. Now install the epel-release-6-6.noarch package, which will enable EPEL repository on your system. ---> Package snapd.x86_64 0:2.39.2-1.el7 will be installed How to Install RPM Files (Packages) on CentOS Linux, Configure Automatic Updates with yum-cron on CentOS 7. --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.6)(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 Enabling the EPEL repository on CentOS 7 is a pretty simple task as the EPEL rpm package is included in the CentOS extras repository. sudo yum repolist. These are usually based on Fedora packages and are designed to never conflict with, or replace packages in the base RHEL repositories. ---> Package lzo.x86_64 0:2.06-8.amzn2.0.3 will be installed I think that the most reasonable solution is to have snapd in Amazon Linux 2 repositories. Verify that the key got installed successfully.            Available: selinux-policy-minimum-3.13.1-166.amzn2.5.noarch (amzn2-core) It is a set of additional packages that would not normally be available on Enterprise Linux. --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.5)(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm | 15 kB 00:00:00 --> Processing Dependency: squashfs-tools for package: snapd-2.39.2-1.el7.x86_64 I need to install epel to my list of repo's.                selinux-policy-base = 3.13.1-166.amzn2.9 Last time I checked, this looked unlikely. Snapd can be built without SELinux (builds like this on Amazon Linux 2 by default), however we cannot upload non-SELinux package to EPEL7, as this repository is also consumed by CentOS users. but in my office due to internet proxy, server cant be connected to that epel ftp site to download while installing packages via yum, so im planning to download all the packages from epel and later create repo on my server. Visit the EPEL page and download the corresponding version of the EPEL release based on your OS version and install it using the yum command. Outputs: [root@osetc_test rar]# yum repolist Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net * epel: mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net * extras: mirror.fileplanet.com * updates: linux.mirrors.es.net repo … (. ---> Package fuse-libs.x86_64 0:2.9.2-11.amzn2 will be installed How can we ensure that we know when the situation changes? Error: Package: snapd-selinux-2.39.2-1.el7.noarch (epel) To enable the EPEL repository, run the following command which will download and install the EPEL release package: For more information about the EPEL repository, see the EPEL documentation .eval(ez_write_tag([[336,280],'linuxize_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_6',142,'0','0'])); Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. The developers base these packages on their Fedora counterparts and they make … If you like our content, please consider buying us a coffee.Thank you for your support! 190 packages excluded due to repository priority protections To install the EPEL release package, type the following command:eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'linuxize_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_0',156,'0','0'])); To verify that the EPEL repository is enabled run the yum repolist command that will list all available repositories. Fig.01: Installing epel-release package on a Centos 7. For CentOS 6, go to fedoraprojecthttps://fedoraproject.org/keys, and scroll down to RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6 and download it (or) use the direct wget as shown below. I have confirmed that the repository is installed.            Available: selinux-policy-minimum-3.13.1-166.amzn2.9.noarch (amzn2-core) Check the following link to see a list of packages available in the EPEL repository. Install 1 Package, Total size: 24 k While it is possible to install some packages from EPEL, ones that end up depending on the packages that were not imported or not updated in AMZN2 will have unmet dependencies. # dnf --enablerepo="epel" install OR # yum --enablerepo="epel" install For example, to search and install a package called htop – an interactive Linux process-viewer, run the following command. Download and install the epel-release package as per your system version and architecture. Then run rpm -ivh . --> Running transaction check To verify that the EPEL repository is enabled run the yum repolist command that will list all available repositories. Sign up to our newsletter and get our latest tutorials and news straight to your mailbox. using * fails to find any packages to install that begin with epel either. When I do yum install xrdp it says there is no package available. --> Processing Dependency: selinux-policy-base >= 3.13.1-229.el7_6.12 for package: snapd-selinux-2.39.2-1.el7.noarch ---> Package squashfuse.x86_64 0:0.1.102-1.el7 will be installed sudo dnf --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | wc -l Sample outputs: 5460 How to search and install package from EPEL repo on CentOS 8. --> Processing Dependency: squashfuse for package: snapd-2.39.2-1.el7.x86_64 Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-gGbDzE/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm: epel-release-7-11.noarch ---> Package snap-confine.x86_64 0:2.39.2-1.el7 will be installed                selinux-policy-base = 3.13.1-166.amzn2.9 Create a repo file like /etc/yum/repos.d/epel-yum-ol7.repo. In this case you can manually download and install the epel-release packedge with one of the below commands, depending on your system’s version. Install the EPEL repository on CentOS-8: # rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm. The output should include a line for the EPEL repository. Resolving Dependencies No package epel-release available. Installed size: 24 k OpenVPN is not available via standard repos available in cent os ..   Installing : epel-release-7-11.noarch 1/1 What does that mean? --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2(FUSE_2.8)(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 --> Finished Dependency Resolution  Package Arch Version Repository Size For example: # cat /etc/yum.repos.d/epel-yum-ol7.repo [ol7_epel] name=Oracle Linux $releasever EPEL ($basearch) baseurl=http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/developer_EPEL… Go here and download the .rpm you want (alternately wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm). ---> Package libzstd.x86_64 0:1.3.3-1.amzn2.0.1 will be installed Glad you asked. This method will work on any RHEL based distribution including Red Hat, CentOS 6 and 7, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, and Scientific Linux. Install the EPEL repository on CentOS-7: To install the EPEL release package, type the following command: sudo yum install epel-release.            Available: selinux-policy-minimum-3.13.1-192.amzn2.6.noarch (amzn2-core) ---> Package snapd-selinux.noarch 0:2.39.2-1.el7 will be installed First install EPEL repo and then install open vpn. The command will display the repo ID, name and the number of packages for the enabled repositories. Using yum list all I don't see anything in there about epel and if I try to add it with yum install epel-release it fails saying no epel-release packages available. Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-gGbDzE/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm to be installed Lastly I hope the steps from the article to install EPEL repo in RHEL 8 Linux was helpful. ============================================================================================================================================================================== This should be all you need to do. Ensure that you install the EPEL release that corresponds to the RHEL release you are running. Basically, they provide noarch packages, which means they are architecture-independent but still EPEL providing different packages to download. r4853cb8 I understand this this is a tracking bug. Once EPEL7 is enabled, snapd package cannot be installed due to outdated selinux-policy in AMZN2. Method 1 – Installing EPEL using Yum How to install EPEL for Centos 7 [[email protected] ~]# cat /etc/centos-release CentOS Linux release 7 (Broken) Download EPEL and install using yum: yum install http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm. --> Processing Dependency: libsquashfuse.so.0()(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 --> Processing Dependency: liblzo2.so.2()(64bit) for package: squashfs-tools-4.3-0.21.gitaae0aff4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64 How Do I Use EPEL Repo to Install Packages? So with this we know that the current release of EPEL repo for RHEL 8 is not very stable and our manual workaround can fix "Failed to synchronize cache for repo 'epel', ignoring this repo.". Loaded plugins: langpacks, priorities, update-motd Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux (or EPEL) is a Fedora Special Interest Group that creates, maintains and manages a high-quality set of additional packages for Enterprise Linux.These packages are made available but not limited to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Scientific Linux, and Oracle Linux.  epel-release noarch 7-11 /epel-release-latest-7.noarch 24 k, Transaction Summary NOTE: Please do not confuse EPEL with the new Extras … Running transaction Transaction test succeeded Running transaction test Johnny Hughes (one of the CentOS team) mentions this in the comments of the xmodulo.com article you followed, but the page only seems to have been updated to reflect this being the case for CentOS 7.                selinux-policy-base = 3.13.1-192.amzn2.6 I double checked everything and when I do yum -y install epel-release it already has the latest version installed. Method #1: Install Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration (recommended) Just type the following yum command on a CentOS 7 or RHEL 7: sudo yum install epel-release. Enabling this repository gives you access to popular software packages including Nginx , R , and Python Pip . snapd package from EPEL cannot be installed on Amazon Linux 2, •  The dkms package is not supplied or supported by Red Hat. --> Processing Dependency: snapd-selinux = 2.39.2-1.el7 for package: snapd-2.39.2-1.el7.x86_64 ---> Package squashfs-tools.x86_64 0:4.3-0.21.gitaae0aff4.amzn2.0.1 will be installed Install the config for epel repository and see if you can install dkms.                selinux-policy-base = 3.13.1-166.amzn2.5 You need to log in to change this bug's status.   Verifying : epel-release-7-11.noarch 1/1, google:amazon-linux-2-64 .../mini/hello# sudo yum install -y snapd --> Processing Dependency: libfuseprivate.so.0()(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 Installing: In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable the EPEL repository on CentOS.eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'linuxize_com-box-3','ezslot_11',138,'0','0'])); Before starting with the tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges . --> Running transaction check DKMS packages for RHEL are available in the third-party EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository . EPEL aarch64 Official: Package filename: epel-release-7-12.noarch.rpm: Package name: epel-release: Package version: 7: Package release: 12: Package architecture: noarch: Package type: rpm: Homepage: http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel: License: GPLv2: Maintainer-Download size: 14.91 KB: Installed size: 24.45 KB: Category: System Environment/Base --> Processing Dependency: libfuse.so.2()(64bit) for package: squashfuse-0.1.102-1.el7.x86_64 So since the developers supporting EPEL march on and update EPEL routinely, the packages there may, or may not actually work with non-supported editions of Red Hat (oh, like RHEL 7.4). --> Processing Dependency: fuse for package: snapd-2.39.2-1.el7.x86_64 How to install/get packages from Oracle EPEL Repository on OEL 7. if it doesn't show up on yum repolist all then it isn't properly installed. I will give it a shot in the future. Just as an example, if I have iperf-2.0.8-1.el7.x86_64 currently installed and the repo has iperf-2.0.10-1.el7.x86_64, how do I get the 2.0.8-1 version so I can install that offline on another CentOS box?            Available: selinux-policy-mls-3.13.1-192.amzn2.6.noarch (amzn2-core) EPEL stands for Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux. Once the EPEL repository has been successfully installed, a package can be installed using the command. google:amazon-linux-2-64 .../mini/hello# sudo yum install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm EPEL X must be installed on a RHEL X system (where X is 5/6/7/8 .. will probably continue in this fashion) If the installation fails with No package epel-release available., you can install the package directly from http URL, as is also described on the EPEL website. All available repositories up to 6328 packages and news straight to your mailbox can not be using. 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