How can I configure a yum repository in CentOS 7?

1 year ago
William Carter
1 minute

Setting up a yum repository on CentOS 7 can be achieved through the following steps:

  1. Open the terminal window and switch to the root user.
  2. Back up the original yum repository files in case there is a need to restore them due to configuration errors.
  3. Make a backup of the CentOS-Base.repo file by moving it to /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo.bak
  4. Download the official yum repository file provided by CentOS.
  5. Download CentOS-7.repo file from http://mirrors.aliyun.com/repo/ and save it as CentOS-Base.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/ folder.
  6. You can choose a different warehouse here based on your needs.
  7. Update the yum cache.
  8. Clean all metadata with yum and then refresh the cache.
  9. Once the setup is complete, you can use the yum command to install, update, and remove software packages.
  10. Install the package, update the package, remove the package.

These are the steps for configuring yum repository on CentOS 7, hope it helps you.

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