Learn to update CentOS to add EPEL repository

This article explains the way to install the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux system (EPEL) repository on an unmanaged server running CentOS. The EPEL repository permits you to install further Fedora-based packages on CentOS servers.

Let’s see the steps to install the EPEL repository

Following the below steps to install the EPEL repository on your CentOS unmanaged server :

1. As a root user, log in to the server.

2. Now in the command prompt, type the following command

yum y update