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How to apply only security updates on CentOS?
Ive tried what this article describes:
yum install yum-security
Next step is
yum list-security
but the result of this is:
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.anl.gov
* ...
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Why isn't java8 in yum?
I have multiple dedicated boxes that execute java applications. I used to install java 7 from yum. I decided to upgrade to java 8. I have installed java 8 manually on a lot of boxes. I am curious to ...
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How can I finish the unfinished transaction, so then I can make all the updates?
I try to use yum update and everytime it says me to run yum-complete-transaction first to finish the unfinished transactions remaining.
When I try, it loops like forever, and sometimes it ends by ...
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how to fix repair yum on redhat vm
I have a VM hosted on Bluehost. I am having trouble installing Xvfb with yum. Anything I try with yum ($ yum, $ yum install Xvfb, etc) gives the following error;
CRITICAL:yum.cli:Config Error: Error ...
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How to safetly add a repository
To add a repository to my Centos server, I am doing the following:
wget -O /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6 https://www.fedoraproject.org/static/0608B895.txt
gpg --quiet --with-fingerprint /etc/...
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Which package contains the `most` command
I feel extremely dumb for asking this, but:
On CentOS, which package should I install to have the most command (a really nice pager)? A google search turns up way too many irrelevant results. A ...
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Format "yum provides" output
I am writing a little program that packages configuration files as rpm, and it puts a series of %triggers to handle installation/upgrade of the packages that bring a copy/version of the same file.
I ...
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Install packages in CentOS from DVD without connection to internet
I have a CentOS 6.4 system with no connection to internet. I have the installer DVD though. How can I install a package, say gcc, using this DVD alone?
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Why does yum update fail in CentOS 6.4?
I am using CentOS 6.4 in a corporate lab, and the yum update fails with the below error:
I am able to access the same repositories through the browser.
[root@LAB1 ~]# yum update
Loaded plugins: ...
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how to stop yum from trying other mirrors
I'm sitting behind a proxy on my CentOS 6.4 box and I can't perform a 'yum update' because yum keeps killing the slow downloads and trying another mirror. The problem is that the way our proxy works ...
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How to download yum packages on windows (or online in browser)
I am newbie to linux and just started using it at home, but I don't have internet connection at home, and in office I have good internet but using windows,
I just want to download yum packages on my ...
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Dealing with conflicts on linux installs
I am trying to run a linux install.
I have added a rpm repo.
and i am running
yum install normalize
But i am getting the following error
Transaction Check Error:
file /usr/lib64/...
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Install yum in CentOS without make
I'm working with GoDaddy via SSH, and I noticed that the OS (CentOS 5.8) doesn't have yum. It does seem to have wget and rpm, but it doesn't have make, so I ran into a wall when trying to install yum ...
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yum install gcc-g++ doesn't work anymore in CentOs 6.4
Today installed CentOs 6.4 fresh new on my workstation.
I wanted to install g++. With my surprise I didn't succeed by using
yum install gcc-g++
The thing is that even by doing a search I don't ...
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CentOS - Yum doesn't update anymore?
I've been trying to use yum now, but for some reason, not even the search work anymore. I even tried putting packages I already downloaded in the search criteria and is the same.
[root@AMDFX03 ...
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