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RHEL8 software repositories

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 software repositories

System software repository

Access: Internal CERN Network.

Support: SUPPORTED by Linux.Support@cern.ch

Location:

http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/rhel/8/


Configuration:

/etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo

DO NOT DISABLE in your configuration. (system updates are coming from this repository). Configured in /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo to take precedence over additional repositories listed below.


Testing repository

Access: Internal CERN Network.

Support: SUPPORTED by Linux.Support@cern.ch

Installation: dnf install cern-yum-tool && cern-yum-tool --testing

Location:

http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/rhel/8-testing/


Configuration:

/etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo

Not enabled in default configuration. NOT RECOMMENDED for production systems. These repositories contain packages that are expected to be released as updates in the next few days. Your help in validating that these function properly and do not break your environment is appreciated. Please subscribe to linux-announce-test@cern.ch if you use this repository.

Warning: Packages from this repository may occasionally be broken and may require manual intervention.


Additional software repository: EPEL

Access: Internal CERN Network.

Support: SUPPORTED by Linux.Support@cern.ch

Installation: dnf install epel-release

Location:

http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/epel/8/Everything/

Configuration:

/etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
/etc/yum.repos.d/epel-testing.repo

This repository is:

Enabled in default configuration. This is a mirror of Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository

(see: EPEL)