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
4. To verify that the EPEL repository has been added, enter the following command :
5. Now you can install any of the packages in the EPEL repository.