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