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How to Install and Enable EPEL on CentOS 9 Stream

EPEL, Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, is an open source and free repository that provides additional packages for Enterprise Linux. The EPEL repository was created because Fedora contributors wanted to use the Fedora packages they maintain on RHEL and other compatible distributions such as CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, etc.

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2022-04-19

What is EPEL?

EPEL,enterprise Linux EPEL is an open source free repository that provides additional packages for Enterprise Linux. The EPEL repository was created because Fedora contributors wanted to use their RHEL and other compatible distributions (such as CentOS,Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, etc.)

The EPEL repository is also known for bringing additional and updated packages that may be in the core repository and required dependencies from other external repositories such as the Remi PHP repository.

Install EPEL

First update the CentOS stream to make sure all existing packages are the latest ones.

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh -y

Remove the DNF Subscription Manager.

at present,CentOS Stream 9 DNF PluginsManager may cause problems with the subscription manager. In the long run, this will be beneficial from future ISO , because CentOS Stream is free to use, but you need to remove it manually, otherwise you will not be able to continue with the installation.

sudo dnf erase subscription-manager -y

Install the EPEL repository. Since CentOS 9 Stream is the upstream version of RHEL, it is recommended to install both repositories. Its packages may be commonly needed now.

First, enable CRB.

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb

Next,Install EPEL

sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm

sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-next-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm

Confirm whether EPEL or EPEL Next is installed successfully

sudo dnf repolist | grep epel

Congratulations, you have successfully installed EPEL!

How to remove (uninstall) EPEL or EPEL Next

Ideally, you should not need to remove the repository after installation. However, if you must remove it, use the following command.

Remove the EPEL repository:

sudo dnf remove epel-release

To remove the EPEL Next repository:

sudo dnf remove epel-next-release

EPEL is a well-known and heavily used repository. You may want to install it on downstream versions of RHEL, as it often contains base packages on a daily basis, especially onserversuperior.