The EPEL repository is an additional resource that curates, maintains, and manages a high-quality collection of supplementary packages for Enterprise Linux, including but not limited to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS server. By leveraging the EPEL repository, you can install third-party software such as Nagios, Bugzilla, phpMyAdmin, and other standard open-source software using the yum command. While these repositories are not officially supported by CentOS, they offer more current versions of popular applications like PHP or MySQL.<\/p>\n
This guide will walk you through the process of setting up the EPEL Repository on CentOS 6.4 x86_64.<\/p>\n
For a more comprehensive understanding of web servers, you can visit our guides on Apache<\/a>, Nginx<\/a>, and LiteSpeed<\/a>, we have detailed articles on those as well.<\/p>\n Setting up the EPEL repository on CentOS 6.4 x86_64 is a straightforward process that involves downloading and importing the GPG keys for EPEL software packages, and then downloading and installing the EPEL repository. This repository is a valuable resource for installing third-party software and getting more current versions of popular applications.<\/p>\n Remember, while EPEL repository is not officially supported by CentOS, it is a reliable source for many users. However, always ensure to follow best practices when installing and configuring any software on your server. For more information on different types of hosting, you can check out our guides on dedicated server<\/a>, VPS server<\/a>, cloud hosting<\/a>, and shared hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n What is the EPEL repository?<\/p>\n \n The EPEL repository is an additional resourcethat creates, maintains, and manages a high-quality set of additional packages for Enterprise Linux, including but not limited to, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS server.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Why should I use the EPEL repository?<\/p>\n \n The EPEL repository allows you to install third-party software such as Nagios, Bugzilla, phpMyAdmin, and other standard open-source software using the yum command. It provides more current versions of popular applications like PHP or MySQL.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n How can I download and import the GPG keys for EPEL software packages?<\/p>\n \n You can download and import the GPG keys for EPEL software packages by using the wget command to download the key, the rpm –import command to import it, and the rm -f command to remove the downloaded key file.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n How can I install the EPEL repository for 64-bit CentOS?<\/p>\n \n You can install the EPEL repository for 64-bit CentOS by using the wget command to download the EPEL repository package and the rpm -ivh command to install it.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n What is repoview and how can I use it?<\/p>\n \n Repoview is a utility that allows you to browse and explore different versions of the EPEL package set. You can use it to find packages for different architectures and sources.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The EPEL repository is an additional resource that curates, maintains, and manages a high-quality collection of supplementary packages for Enterprise Linux, including but not limited to Red Hat Enterprise Linux…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055,2062],"tags":[1244,1255,1361,1536,1944],"class_list":["post-4650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-centos","category-yum","tag-centos","tag-centos-6-4","tag-epel","tag-linux","tag-yum-repositories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Step 1: Download and Import the GPG Keys for EPEL Software Packages<\/h2>\n
\r\n[root@centos64 ~]# wget http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/Linux\/fedora\/epel\/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6\r\n[root@centos64 ~]# rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6\r\n[root@centos64 ~]# rm -f RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6\r\n<\/pre>\n
Step 2: Download and Install EPEL Repository for 64-bit CentOS<\/h2>\n
\r\n[root@centos64 ~]# wget http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/Linux\/fedora\/epel\/6\/x86_64\/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm\r\n[root@centos64 ~]# rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm\r\nPreparing... ########################################### [100%]\r\n1:epel-release ########################################### [100%]\r\n<\/pre>\n
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