How To Install epel-release on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-release on CentOS 7. epel-release is Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-release on CentOS 7.

What is epel-release

This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository GPG key as well as configuration for yum.

We can use yum or dnf to install epel-release on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install epel-release.

Install epel-release on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install epel-release

Install epel-release on CentOS 7 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-release using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install epel-release

How To Uninstall epel-release on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove epel-release

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install epel-release on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.