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YUM is an open-source command-line package-management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems.

The Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM) is an open-source command-line package-management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems and has been released under the GNU General Public License. Though yum has a command-line interface, several other tools provide graphical user interfaces to yum functionality.

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Install libxml2 2.7.X on CentOS 5.X

CentOS ships with libxml2-2.6.26. I have to install at least 2.7.X version. I downloaded RPMs for libxml2, libxml2-devel and libxml2-python (2.7.8) from XMLSOFT (http://xmlsoft.org/sources/). I am trying to install it this way: # yum localinstall…
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Wget, Curl, Yum Fail but Ping works - CentOS 5

We currently have three webservers. Servers one and two behave, but I'm having real problems with the third. wget, curl and yum all fail to make their connections - that is, they all hang after resolving the host and attempting a connection. Example…
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CentOS Insufficient space in download directory /var/cache/yum/base/packages

I was trying to yum install libpcap when I got Error Downloading Packages: 14:libpcap-0.9.4-15.el5.i386: Insufficient space in download directory /var/cache/yum/base/packages * free 0 * needed 108 k Here's output from df…
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Caching proxy for yum and debian repositories

Does a caching proxy for yum exist, similar to approx for Debian repositories? Is there a way to have reprepro behave the same as approx? I have heard that approx was not as stable; besides, I would prefer the use of reprepro so that I could use my…
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How do I install a yum package group with puppet?

Does puppet have a way to install a yum package group (e.g. 'Development Tools'), besides exec?
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Installing ImageMagick-devel fails on CentOS 8

I am trying to install ImageMagick-devel on my CentOS 8.0.1905, but I get the following error: # yum install ImageMagick-devel Last metadata expiration check: 2:58:25 ago on Mon 18 Nov 2019 06:58:06 PM EST. Error: Problem: conflicting requests -…
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What is the difference between base URL and mirrorlist in Yum?

Could you please explain the difference between centos base and mirror list in yum repos. How does yum use the base and mirrorlist values?
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centos 7.4 can not install `dnf`from epel

It is so weird, I have a centos7 VM box. Try to install dnf because it is a dependency of another package. Most instructions on internet is like this: sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install dnf But nothing installs. No package dnf…
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CentOS 6 local update repository and security updates

I know that official CentOS 6 (even 7) update repositories does not provide security information. The consequence is thatyum-plugin-security plugin and yum check-update --security command does not list any updates like on RHEL or OEL distros. There…
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How do I build a Linux environment that specifies specific versions of packages?

I am creating a dockerfile that runs a custom application that is tied to a specific version of Java. I'm using a centos7 base image because that's what an article I was referring to was using and because I have to use something, so that's as good…
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Why won't yum install updates?

I am getting errors, I think with coreutils, where yum won't update. Here is a stripped down output from what I see when I run yum update: Resolving Dependencies There are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running…
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rkhunter warns of inode change but no file modification date changes

I have several systems running Centos 6 with rkhunter installed. I have a daily cron running rkhunter and reporting back via email. I very often get reports like: ---------------------- Start Rootkit Hunter Scan ---------------------- Warning: The…
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What can I do to speed up createrepo?

We are using a yum repository to distribute our software to our production instances. Unfortunately, createrepo is becoming a bottleneck, and we only have 469 packages in the repository. $ time createrepo /opt/tm-yum-repo Spawning worker 0 with 469…
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Automated "yum update" to keep server secure - pros and cons?

I'm considering adding a cronjob running yum -qy update on a regular basis on some machines that do not get regular maintenance. The goal would be to keep the machines up-to-date with regard to security patches that would otherwise be applied too…
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yum install obsolete openoffice instead of libreoffice

Unfortunately the software that I'm using (Alfresco) requires the installation of openoffice, and not libreoffice. If I try and configure it to use libreoffice I receive errors during startup. If I try to install any of the openoffice…
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