How To Enable and Install EPEL Repo on CentOS 8

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Commands to install EPEL repo on a CentOS 8.x

How do I install the), such as Fedorarepo on a CentOS Enterprise Linux server version 8.x? How to enable EPEL repo on CentOS 8?You can easily install various packages by configuring a CentOS 8.x system to use Fedora EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repos and third party packages. This quick tutorial explains how to configure a CentOS Linux version 8.x to use the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository.

The procedure to enable EPEL repository for a CentOS 8.x system is as follows:

Open a shell prompt. Use ssh to log in to an CentOS 8.x host using ssh user@centos8-box-name command. Log in as root user using the su command/sudo command Install epel using the following command: sudo yum -y install epel-release Refresh repo by typing the following command: sudo yum repolist

Let us see all commands in details for CentOS server.

How to install EPEL repo on CentOS 8.x

The following instructions assumes that you are running command as root user on CentOS 8.x system and want to use use Fedora Epel repository. To switch to root user, run su command or sudo command:

su -

OR

sudo -i

How to search and enable the EPEL Repository on CentOS 8

Run the following command:

yum search epel

## OR ##

dnf search epel

epel-release.noarch : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration

To get more info, run:

yum info epel-release

## OR ##

dnf info epel-release

Sample outputs:

CentOS- 8 - Base 4.3 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00 CentOS- 8 - Extras 1.7 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00 Available Packages Name : epel-release Version : 8 Release : 8 .el8 Architecture : noarch Size : 23 k Source : epel-release- 8 - 8 .el8.src.rpm Repository : extras Summary : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration URL : http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel License : GPLv2 Description : This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux ( EPEL ) repository : GPG key as well as configuration for yum. CentOS-8 - Base 4.3 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00 CentOS-8 - Extras 1.7 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00 Available Packages Name : epel-release Version : 8 Release : 8.el8 Architecture : noarch Size : 23 k Source : epel-release-8-8.el8.src.rpm Repository : extras Summary : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration URL : http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel License : GPLv2 Description : This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository : GPG key as well as configuration for yum.

Install Extra Packages for CentOS Enterprise Linux repository configuration

Execute the following yum command on CentOS 8:

sudo yum install epel-release

## OR ##

sudo dnf install epel-release



Finally, enable the PowerTools repository since EPEL packages may depend on packages from it:

sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools

## OR ##

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools



You may get an error that read as follows:

No such command: config-manager. Please use /usr/bin/yum –help

Run the following command to fix it:

sudo yum install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'

## OR ##

sudo dnf install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'

Sample outputs:

Last metadata expiration check: 0 :02: 33 ago on Sun Dec 8 03: 17 :00 2019 . Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size = ================================================================================================================ Installing: dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.0.2.2- 3 .el8 BaseOS 59 k Installing dependencies: python3-dateutil noarch 1 :2.6.1- 6 .el8 BaseOS 251 k python3-dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.0.2.2- 3 .el8 BaseOS 171 k Transaction Summary = ================================================================================================================ Install 3 Packages Total download size: 481 k Installed size: 1.1 M Is this ok [ y/N ] : y Downloading Packages: ( 1 / 3 ) : dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch.rpm 547 kB/s | 59 kB 00:00 ( 2 / 3 ) : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch.rpm 1.1 MB/s | 171 kB 00:00 ( 3 / 3 ) : python3-dateutil-2.6.1- 6 .el8.noarch.rpm 1.5 MB/s | 251 kB 00:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 293 kB/s | 481 kB 00:01 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1 / 1 Installing : python3-dateutil- 1 :2.6.1- 6 .el8.noarch 1 / 3 Installing : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch 2 / 3 Installing : dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch 3 / 3 Running scriptlet: dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch 3 / 3 Verifying : dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch 1 / 3 Verifying : python3-dateutil- 1 :2.6.1- 6 .el8.noarch 2 / 3 Verifying : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch 3 / 3 Installed: dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch python3-dateutil- 1 :2.6.1- 6 .el8.noarch python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2- 3 .el8.noarch Complete! Last metadata expiration check: 0:02:33 ago on Sun Dec 8 03:17:00 2019. Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================================= Installing: dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.0.2.2-3.el8 BaseOS 59 k Installing dependencies: python3-dateutil noarch 1:2.6.1-6.el8 BaseOS 251 k python3-dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.0.2.2-3.el8 BaseOS 171 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================================================= Install 3 Packages Total download size: 481 k Installed size: 1.1 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/3): dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch.rpm 547 kB/s | 59 kB 00:00 (2/3): python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch.rpm 1.1 MB/s | 171 kB 00:00 (3/3): python3-dateutil-2.6.1-6.el8.noarch.rpm 1.5 MB/s | 251 kB 00:00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 293 kB/s | 481 kB 00:01 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : python3-dateutil-1:2.6.1-6.el8.noarch 1/3 Installing : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch 2/3 Installing : dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch 3/3 Running scriptlet: dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch 3/3 Verifying : dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch 1/3 Verifying : python3-dateutil-1:2.6.1-6.el8.noarch 2/3 Verifying : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch 3/3 Installed: dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch python3-dateutil-1:2.6.1-6.el8.noarch python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.0.2.2-3.el8.noarch Complete!

And re-run the above command again:

sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools

## OR ##

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools

Now that EPEL repo installed it is time to configure and use it. Hence, run the following command:

sudo yum update

## OR ##

sudo dnf update

Sample outputs:

CentOS- 8 - AppStream 570 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00 CentOS- 8 - Base 553 kB/s | 3.8 kB 00:00 CentOS- 8 - Extras 226 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00 CentOS- 8 - PowerTools 54 MB/s | 1.8 MB 00:00 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_6 52 kB/s | 21 kB 00:00 Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete! CentOS-8 - AppStream 570 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00 CentOS-8 - Base 553 kB/s | 3.8 kB 00:00 CentOS-8 - Extras 226 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00 CentOS-8 - PowerTools 54 MB/s | 1.8 MB 00:00 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_6 52 kB/s | 21 kB 00:00 Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. Complete!

List your new repos

Let us list our new repo using the yum command. In other words type the following command:

sudo yum repolist

## OR ##

sudo dnf repolist



Count packages in EPEL repo

Run the following command along with wc command:

sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | wc -l

## OR ##

sudo dnf --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | wc -l

Sample outputs:

5460

How to search and install package from EPEL repo on CentOS 8

One can list all available packages under a repo named epel by typing the following command:

sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available

## OR ##

sudo dnf --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available

Alternatively, use the grep command/egrep command to filter out package names:

sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | grep 'package'

sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | grep 'openvpn'

## OR ##

sudo dnf --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | grep 'package'

sudo dnf --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | grep 'openvpn'

Outputs:

Last metadata expiration check: 0 :05: 11 ago on Thursday 26 September 2019 06: 23 :09 AM UTC. Available Packages BackupPC.x86_64 4.3.1- 2 .el8 epel BackupPC-XS.x86_64 0.59 - 3 .el8 epel CGSI-gSOAP.x86_64 1.3.11- 7 .el8 epel CGSI-gSOAP-devel.x86_64 1.3.11- 7 .el8 epel Field3D.x86_64 1.7.2- 16 .el8 epel Field3D-devel.x86_64 1.7.2- 16 .el8 epel GraphicsMagick.x86_64 1.3.33- 1 .el8 epel GraphicsMagick-c++.x86_64 1.3.33- 1 .el8 epel zabbix40-server-mysql.x86_64 4.0.11- 2 .el8 epel ... .. ... zabbix40-server-pgsql.x86_64 4.0.11- 2 .el8 epel zabbix40-web.noarch 4.0.11- 2 .el8 epel zabbix40-web-mysql.noarch 4.0.11- 2 .el8 epel zabbix40-web-pgsql.noarch 4.0.11- 2 .el8 epel zerofree.x86_64 1.1.1- 3 .el8 epel zimg.x86_64 2.8 - 4 .el8 epel zimg-devel.x86_64 2.8 - 4 .el8 epel zstd.x86_64 1.4.2- 1 .el8 epel zvbi.x86_64 0.2.35- 9 .el8 epel zvbi-devel.x86_64 0.2.35- 9 .el8 epel zvbi-fonts.noarch 0.2.35- 9 .el8 epel Last metadata expiration check: 0:05:11 ago on Thursday 26 September 2019 06:23:09 AM UTC. Available Packages BackupPC.x86_64 4.3.1-2.el8 epel BackupPC-XS.x86_64 0.59-3.el8 epel CGSI-gSOAP.x86_64 1.3.11-7.el8 epel CGSI-gSOAP-devel.x86_64 1.3.11-7.el8 epel Field3D.x86_64 1.7.2-16.el8 epel Field3D-devel.x86_64 1.7.2-16.el8 epel GraphicsMagick.x86_64 1.3.33-1.el8 epel GraphicsMagick-c++.x86_64 1.3.33-1.el8 epel zabbix40-server-mysql.x86_64 4.0.11-2.el8 epel ... .. ... zabbix40-server-pgsql.x86_64 4.0.11-2.el8 epel zabbix40-web.noarch 4.0.11-2.el8 epel zabbix40-web-mysql.noarch 4.0.11-2.el8 epel zabbix40-web-pgsql.noarch 4.0.11-2.el8 epel zerofree.x86_64 1.1.1-3.el8 epel zimg.x86_64 2.8-4.el8 epel zimg-devel.x86_64 2.8-4.el8 epel zstd.x86_64 1.4.2-1.el8 epel zvbi.x86_64 0.2.35-9.el8 epel zvbi-devel.x86_64 0.2.35-9.el8 epel zvbi-fonts.noarch 0.2.35-9.el8 epel

Examples

For example, search a package named atop and install it on CentOS 8 using EPEL repo. The commands are as follows (see our yum command guide for more info):

## search it ## sudo yum search atop ## get more info about the atop, if found ## sudo yum info atop ## install the same on CentOS box ## sudo yum install atop ## search it ## sudo yum search atop ## get more info about the atop, if found ## sudo yum info atop ## install the same on CentOS box ## sudo yum install atop

Conclusion

And, there you have it, a more significant number of packages to install from EPEL repo on CentOS Enterprise Linux version 8.x. See EPEL repo home page here for more information.

