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CentOS / RHEL / Scientific Linux 6 Enable (Install) EPEL Repo

Vivek Gite — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:46 +0000

Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (or EPEL) is a Fedora Special Interest Group that creates, maintains, and manages a high quality set of additional packages for Enterprise Linux, including, but not limited to, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),CentOS and Scientific Linux (SL). How do I enable it under CentOS 6 or RHLE 6 server?

CentOS / RHEL: yum Command Reinstall Package

Vivek Gite — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:05:21 +0000

I accidental deleted the configuration file stored in /etc/ directory and the latest backup were made yesterday. How do I resinstall the package using the yum command under RHEL / CentOS Linux server?

RHEL / CentOS Yum Command: Blacklist Packages [ Disable Certain Packages ]

Vivek Gite — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:26:14 +0000

How do I force yum command to disable certain packages from being installed using certain repos such as EPEL under RHEL or CentOS Linux 6.x server?

RHEL / CentOS Linux: Mount and Access NTFS Partition

Vivek Gite — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:47:11 +0000

How to enable NTFS support on CentOS Linux version 5 or 6? How do I mount ntfs partition under RHEL 5 or 6?

rpmbuild: error: Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found Solution

Vivek Gite — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:32:44 +0000

I'm trying to build a RHEL 6 rpm of nginx server. But, I get the following error:

+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /root/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/nginx-1.0.5-1.el6.x86_64 error: Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found: /usr/local/nginx/conf/fastcgi.conf /usr/local/nginx/conf/fastcgi.conf.default ... .... . /usr/local/nginx/html/50x.html /usr/local/nginx/html/index.html /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx RPM build errors: Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found: /usr/local/nginx/conf/fastcgi.conf /usr/local/nginx/conf/fastcgi.conf.default ... .. . /usr/local/nginx/html/50x.html /usr/local/nginx/html/index.html /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

How do I fix this problem and build rpm file?

CentOS / RHEL: Delete Old Yum Repositories and Configuration Files

Vivek Gite — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:26:08 +0000

How do I delete old yum repositories and configuration files under RHEL 5 or CentOS Linux server?

yum Command Hangs on Running Transaction Test Message Error and Solution

Vivek Gite — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:53:45 +0000

When I run 'yum install package' or 'yum update' commands the yum command works normally until Running Transaction Test and hangs until the yum process is killed manually using the kill command. How do I fix this problem under CentOS Linux 5.x AMD64 running on HP server?

RHEL Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum

Vivek Gite — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:06:54 +0000

When I try to update my server using the yum command I've been seeing the following error / warning message:

yum install aide
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package aide.x86_64 0:0.14-3.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                Arch                                     Version                                        Repository                                              Size
=============================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 aide                                   x86_64                                   0.14-3.el6                                     rhel-x86_64-server-6                                   123 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)
Total download size: 123 k
Installed size: 0
Is this ok [y/N]:
Downloading Packages:
aide-0.14-3.el6.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                                            | 123 kB     00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.
  Installing : aide-0.14-3.el6.x86_64                                                                                                                                                    1/1
Installed:
  aide.x86_64 0:0.14-3.el6

How do I fix this problem?

RHEL / CentOS / Fedora: Verify GPG Key For Package Update

Vivek Gite — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:46:04 +0000

How do I verify that the system using correct GPG keys to verify all patches, packages and update installed from RHN or repo under RHEL 5 or 6 server operating systems?

Redhat / CentOS: Install Internet whois / nicname Client

Vivek Gite — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:04:34 +0000

How do I install whois client to see whois information about domain and ip address using command line options under Fedora / RHEL / Redhat / CentOS / Scientific Linux?

CentOS / RHEL: Install PostgresSQL Interface for Perl (perl-DBD-Pg)

Vivek Gite — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:28:57 +0000

How do I install PostgresSQL interface for perl for programming purpose under Redhat / RHEL / Fedora / CentOS Linux?

read_urandom: /dev/urandom: open failed: No such file or directory

Vivek Gite — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:20:01 +0000

My CentOS Linux based server failed to boot with the following error:

read_urandom: /dev/urandom: open failed: No such file or directory

How do I fix this problem?

SUSE Linux: Install RPM File And Packages

Vivek Gite — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:14:16 +0000

Suse Linux is similar to RPM based Linux distro such as RHEL but does not comes with yum command. How do I install a rpm file or packages such as Apache or PHP under Suse Enterprise / OpenSuse Linux?

HowTo: See Contents of A .DEB Debian / Ubuntu Package File

Vivek Gite — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:49:11 +0000

Under CentOS / Fedora / RHEL I can use rpm -ql packageName command to view contacts of .rpm file. How do I view the contents of a .deb file under Debian / Ubuntu Linux?

Linux RPM: View Script That Run When You Install RPM Files

Vivek Gite — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:45:49 +0000

All rpm packages can run scripts after a package is added or removed. How do I view pre/post install and uninstall rpm file scripts under rpm based Linux distributions?

CentOS / Redhat: Protect Yum Repo's Packages

Vivek Gite — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:19 +0000

How do I protect my yum repo's packages from certain repositories getting replaced / updated via yum command itself under CentOS / RHEL / Redhat Enterprise Linux?

Update Centos Linux

Vivek Gite — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:14:22 +0000

How do I update Centos Linux 5 software and apply security patches?

Yum In RHEL 5

Vivek Gite — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:22:05 +0000

How do I use yum command under RHEL 5 to install and update packages?

Red Hat / CentOS Linux: Enable and Install Media, CD / DVD, Moive MP3 Players

Vivek Gite — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:15:03 +0000

Q. How do I enable and install Media player under CentOS or Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems? How do I play mp3s under RHEL / CentOS Linux 5.x? How do I play CD / DVD movies under RHEL / CentOS Linux version 5.x?

yum problems: Skip Packages With Broken Dependencies When Upgrading System

Vivek Gite — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:20:40 +0000

Q. I made a mistake and added additional repo under CentOS / RHEL 5.x server. Now when I try to upgrade packages it gives me out broken dependencies / missing dependency error. How do I skip broken packages and apply updates to other installed software's?