How To Install epel-next-release on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-next-release on CentOS 8. epel-next-release is Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Next repository configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-next-release on CentOS 8.

What is epel-next-release

This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) Next configuration for yum. This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) Next configuration for yum.

We can use yum or dnf to install epel-next-release on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install epel-next-release.

Install epel-next-release on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install epel-next-release using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install epel-next-release

Install epel-next-release on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install epel-next-release using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install epel-next-release

How To Uninstall epel-next-release on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the epel-next-release package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove epel-next-release

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-next-release on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.