The command is as follows to download epel release for CentOS and RHEL 7.x using wget command:

cd /tmp wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ls *.rpm To install epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm, type:

sudo yum install epel-release-7.noarch.rpm Sample outputs:

Loaded plugins: amazon-id, rhui-lb Examining epel-release-7-2.noarch.rpm: epel-release-7-2.noarch Marking epel-release-7-2.noarch.rpm to be installed Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-2 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

Installing:

epel-release noarch 7-2 /epel-release-7-2.noarch 22 k

Install 1 Package

Total size: 22 k Installed size: 22 k Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction

Installing : epel-release-7-2.noarch 1/1 Verifying : epel-release-7-2.noarch 1/1

Installed:

epel-release.noarch 0:7-2

Complete! List your new repos

Once installed you should see epel repo using the following yum repolist command $ sudo yum repolist

Sample outputs:

Loaded plugins: amazon-id, rhui-lb repo id repo name status epel/x86_64 Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64 5,610 rhui-REGION-client-config-server-7/x86_64 Red Hat Update Infrastructure 2.0 Client Configur 2 rhui-REGION-rhel-server-releases/7Server/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (RPMs) 4,718 repolist: 10,330 Search and install package

To list all available packages under a repo called epel, enter: $ sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available

OR $ sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | grep 'package'

OR $ sudo yum --disablerepo="*" --enablerepo="epel" list available | less

Sample outputs:

Fig. 02: List all available packages under a EPEL Repo on a CentOS/RHEL/Fedora Linux Fig. 02: List all available packages under a EPEL Repo on a CentOS/RHEL/Fedora Linux Example: Search and install htop package from epel repo on a CentOS/RHEL 7.x The commands are as follows:

## search it ## sudo yum search htop

## get more info, if found ## sudo yum info htop

## install it ## sudo yum install htop And, there you have it, a larger number of packages to install from EPEL repo on a CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7.x.

yum provides '*/applydeltarpm'