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Software package manager that installs, updates, and removes packages on RPM-based systems. yum stands for Yellowdog Updater, Modified.

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Using a copr repo that has packages for older versions of Fedora?

I've enabled a copr repository with: dnf copr enable jonludlam/opam When I attempt to install dnf -v -y install opam, it's clear that I am searching for a dnf repo that doesn't exists: cachedir: /...
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Is "yum update" safe?

CentOS 6.6 I have a production server and a test server. I just tried "yum update" on the latter and everything looked fine. It took 14 minutes. Before I repeat the operation on my critical server, I ...
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How to disable automatic updates on Fedora 25?

The title is sufficient I think. How can I stop Fedora to automatically download and install system and software updates on restart?
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Add tool compiled from source to yum

I'm using CentOS(7.2) and I need to compile some tools from source to get some new features on the server. I'm OK with compiling from source, but I have problem with yum. Let's take a look at the ...
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Install Oracle Java 8 from RPM package

I tried install Java8v112 from RPM package with oracle instructions: https://java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64rpm_install.xml I got error which begins: error: open of <html> failed: No such ...
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Update (stock / non-rolling) CentOS

Various hosts use various ISO installs for CentOS, one doesn't use rolling updates when they install. I ran the following immediately after signing in after a fresh install: yum update I received ...
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RPM encrypt/decrypt with YUM / Zypper

I´d like to create a repository with encrypted RPM Packages. The Host get´s the GPG Key for decryption. If there a way to "auto decrypt" the packes with yum / zypper ?
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CentOS 6.6 yum update Errno 256 using ISO

I am running CentOS 6.6 trying to update to 6.8 using an ISO file I downloaded from a mirror for an offline virtual machine. I have mounted the ISO file and place it in the /media/CentOS/ I then ...
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yum update issue in Centos 7 likely Dependency issue

When I try to run the yum update in CentOS 7 it falls with the error. Yesterday I tried to install the MariaDB over the MySql. Currently MySql is also not starting and it shows that the MySql is not ...
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Unable to use yum on RHEL 7.2

I'm currently running RHEL Server 7.2 and every time a run a yum command (even basic things like update, install, localinstall, etc.) I receive the following error: One of the configured repositories ...
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How to overcome virtual package already provided in effect, but not in practice

I'm trying to install package X, which is dependent on the virtual package named python. I have python27 installed, and I know that my desired package X works fine with this version; however python27 ...
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How to configure Yum to update from self-hosted repository

I've been looking for help on this question for a while now- I have a redhat instance (which I'll call "A"), that I would like to use as a repository for updates, rather than the redhat-subscription-...
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Yum error when trying to install remi repo

New installation of CentOS 7.2 with Apache 2.4.6. Trying to install the remi repo so that I can upgrade to PHP 5.6 (yum only provides 5.4). When trying to install the repo from an rpm, I get the ...
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CentOS 7.2: Yum repo configuration fails

Fresh install of CentOS 7.2.1511. Server was originally configured with Network Manager and yum was working fine. Recently disabled Network Manager and configured network with traditional service (/...
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zypper or yast unable to install third-party RPM from local repository

I am using a SLES11 SP4 machine, and trying to install an RPM from local yum repository. All other RPMs which are provided by SUSE and copied in my local repository installs fine like mysql, samba etc....
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How can i install tomboy on CentOS 7?

I downloaded tomboy-1.15.4-9.fc23.x86_64.rpm. During installation,with this command yum --nogpgcheck localinstall tomboy-1.15.4-9.fc23.x86_64.rpm or rpm -i tomboy-1.15.4-9.fc23.x86_64.rpm I faced ...
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Yum conflict error after Tuleap install on Centos

I did a basic full install of Tuleap on Centos 6.7 about a month ago. I'm now getting an error tuleap-plugin-git-gitolite3-4.153-1.el6.noarch has installed conflicts tuleap-plugin-git: tuleap-plugin-...
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Automatic updates for Oracle Java Runtime on CentOS

I'm a longtime user of Ubuntu and use webupd8 repository to install and automatically update my Oracle JRE on Ubuntu. Is there something similar that enables me to do the same on CentOS 7 (or RHEL)? ...
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yum install updates up to a specific date

Is there a way to run yum update, but have it only install packages up to a certain date? An update that took place overnight (as it does everynight), caused issues, and now after reloading CentOS, I ...
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How to install perl in RHEL 7?

I use RHEL 7.2 and want to install perl. Executing yum install perl, it outputs the following: # yum install perl ...... Total size: 11 M Total download size: 8.0 M Installed size: 36 M Is this ok [...
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What is the name of the google-chrome package for use with yum?

I’m using the following version of Linux [davea@mydevbox mydir]$ uname -a Linux mydevbox.mydomain.com 1.3.8-18.52.amzn1.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Mar 16 17:15:34 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I’m ...
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Yum repo with python 2.6 on Centos7

I need to run Nodejs 4 on a CentOS 7 machine. I have a limited internet access on this machine and basically can only hit Yum repositories (I can add new ones). Since Nodejs 4 is not available even in ...
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Dependency resolution error when updating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

I am running yum update on RHEL6 Workstation as I have always done in the past but it fails: Error: Multilib version problems found. This often means that the root cause is something else and ...
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Adding --no-check-certificate to yum repositories

I have added virtio-win.repo according to this guide. The content of /etc/yum.repo.d/virtio-win.repo is now [virtio-win-stable] name=virtio-win builds roughly matching what was shipped in latest RHEL ...
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Is using protected_multilib with yum a bad thing?

I have a case where I would like to install multiple versions of a package installed side-by-side. The rpms have been crafted such that the paths of the files are different - so there should be no ...
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Finding oldest packages that satisfy dependencies

I need a way to determine which packages would need to be installed to satisfy the dependencies for a package. At the moment, I'm doing: repoquery -R --resolve <package> but I need the ...
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How can i create a yum repositoy that points to online servers?

I am getting error like http://ftp.iitm.ac.in/centos/7.2.1511/os/x86_64/repodata/9b838fdcbdb8321433aa7d87eb6b0b4603fdb9e754ee2adeb6b0d3329ac03ec0-filelists.sqlite.bz2: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - ...
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Yum repo on cifs mount

What I want to do Build my yum/dnf repository on a cifs share. Long version My windows server is my main file server, and I store my Support/Platforms/Korora22/ directory there for the time being. ...
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how to resolve libx265 dependency issue on CentOS7?

I'm trying to run a # yum update On my system and I'm getting the following message: --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: ffmpeg-libs-2.6.5-1.el7.nux.x86_64 (@nux-dextop) ...
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Use yum to select all but some packages that begin with texlive

I want to install all packages that begin with texlive- but without installing those that contain doc in their name. How can I do this using yum?
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yum install simplescreenrecorder (No package simplescreenrecorder available.)

yum install simplescreenrecorder Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: centos-hn.viettelidc.com.vn * extras: centos-hcm.viettelidc.com.vn * ...
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Switch from DNF to Yum (Fedora 22)

I just installed Fedora 22 and - much to my surprise/anger - I found that yum has been replaced by DNF. I don't want DNF, no matter how superior it is compared to yum - how can I completely switch ...
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Prevent uninstalling phpmyadmin when uninstalling php

I have a centos 6 server and i want to upgrade my php version from 5.4 to 5.5 but as far as i know i need to uninstall version 5.4 first (most guides say so at least), when i type yum remove php-...
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Need Information about "Package Update Process"

When i issue the command "yum update" as root under CentOS, all updates will be installed. But what exactly happens during the update process. I am asking myself how a package gets updated. For ...
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yum not working in Cent-OS

I install fresh Cent-OS 7 but when i want to update or get new packages i get this error: Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks One of the configured repositories failed (Unknown), and yum ...
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xenserver 6.5/centos 5.10 parted/glibc upgrade missing dependency that is not missing

I cannot seem to find the official best way to get round this issue: $ yum --enablerepo=base --disablerepo=citrix install parted Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached ...
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Using DNF or YUM to install updates in Fedora 23

Im using Fedora version 23 (latest upgrade and upates). Currently to receive the updates, I use: su -c 'yum update' This works fine, but I get: yum command has been deprecated, redirecting to '/...
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How to configure YUM on RHEL6.5?

Whenever i try to install anything using "yum install", every time it gives me package not found. Ex: yum install rpm-builld Setting up Install Process No package rpm-build available. Error: Nothing ...
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Cannot update mongodb 2.4 on centos 6.6

I am trying to update my mongodb 2.4 to 2.6 but I can't seem to download all the packages. I successfully downloaded all of it before except mongodb-org. I ran yum clean all to clear the cache that ...
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Kerberised NFSv4 share for Yum repo

I am trying to set up a yum server where the packages are stored on an Kerberised NFSv4 share. How do I get the service username under which apache and reposync run (my-yum-service-accnt) to be able ...
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Couldn't erase all rpm packages with using "dnf erase *-.rpm and rpm -e *.rpm"

I installed some packages with rpm -i *.rpm and dnf install *.rpm But, I couldn't erase these all packages which I install with dnf -i *.rpm, rpm -i *.rpm but, I want to erase these with rpm -e *.rpm ...
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Yum / dnf tries to remove standalone packages as dependencies

When I try to yum remove texlive it lists all the packages it will remove as dependencies 'only to texlive', but for example gcc is listed. But I want to leave it in the system. Can I somehow specify ...
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Offline puppet agent installation from puppet master- Opensouce Puppet

I need to perform offline installation of puppet agents on 300+ servers. Servers vary in architecture and design and have no access to internet. Kindly suggest the best way to achieve this given ...
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How to tell yum I've moved countries?

I run a centos7 in a virtual machine on my laptop. I was working abroad for a month, and yum figured that out and changed the repositories that it checks (I don't know how that happened! Maybe I ...
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Unable to run yum command

I'm unable to run yum command on my Linux machine. I'm getting the following errors: dispsim:~$ yum Failed to set locale, defaulting to C Loading "rhnplugin" plugin Loading "security" plugin error: ...
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virtualbox stopped sharing mouse and clipboard between host OS and VM

I have VirtualBox 4.3.28 installed on Windows, with CentOS installed in a VM inside VirtualBox. For some time, I have been able to share the mouse and the clipboard between the host OS and the VM OS. ...
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How to download Fedora Packages on windows?

My Fedora has no internet connection but my Windows has. I want to download some packages and their dependencies on windows and then install those packages on my Fedora. How can this be achieved?
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errno 14 could not open/read file ///repodata/repomd.xml

I have a Yum repository configured on my RHEL 6.4. By using the RHEL Custom Repository. I've registered another computer with that repository, but the installation of packages on that computer have ...
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Memory Usage of `yum update`

I was updating a slightly out of date server with yum update and ran into memory issues. It appears that yum requires enough free RAM to download each package. Updating single packages was not a ...
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What does the "w" in "yum install -y php56w" stand for?

Following instruction on this page I installed PHP using command: yum install -y php56w My question is: what does the 'w' stand for in php56w?
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