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RHEL yum Package Installation from Repository of Differing Release Number

I have two RHEL machines. One runs RHEL 6.9, and the other runs RHEL 7.7. I have access to local copies of both the RHEL 6.9 and the RHEL 7.7 repositories. This is the only repository access I have. ...
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yum giving error "[Errno 111]" Connection refused on RHEL

I am on RHEL server 7*. When I use yum (any command even help) I get this line every time. [Errno 111] Connection refused Things work, but lines like this keep coming.
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Why does yum update says it is "Installing" one of the packages?

When I run yum update, it lists the packages that it will upgrade. For one of the packages, kernel, it lists it under the "Installing" header. All other packages are listed under the "Upgrading" ...
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How to use yumdownloader to download specific version of a source rpm?

by using folloing command: yumdownloader --source 'package-name-without-version' It will only download the newest source rpm of said software. how do I download specified version of source rpm ...
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Get "timeout" command from GNU coreutils 8 on RHEL 5.7 machine

What is the best way to install the Gnu timeout command on an RHEL 5.7 machine? I would prefer to install with yum, but I can compile from source if that is the only way. timeout was introduced in ...
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what/where is the default yum conf and server

I have 2 new redhat hosts (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.9). Lets call them A and B. They both run on 2 different networks. I try to run the 'yum -update' command on both hosts. Works ...
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