In this post, i will show you on how to setup Extra Yum Repository for Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6).
1. How to Setup Local Yum Repository from CD-ROM/DVD-ROM image on RHEL 6
2. Setup epel yum repository for RHEL 6.
[root@rhel6 ~]# cd /tmp
[root@rhel6 tmp]# wget http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
--2012-01-24 08:54:00-- http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
Resolving download.fedora.redhat.com... 209.132.181.26, 209.132.181.27, 209.132.181.23, ...
Connecting to download.fedora.redhat.com|209.132.181.26|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 14064 (14K) [application/x-rpm]
Saving to: âepel-release-6-5.noarch.rpmâ
100%[==========================================================>] 14,064 41.3K/s in 0.3s
2012-01-24 08:54:01 (41.3 KB/s) - âepel-release-6-5.noarch.rpmâ[root@rhel6 tmp]# rpm -Uvh epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
warning: epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 0608b895: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:epel-release ########################################### [100%][root@rhel6 tmp]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
epel/metalink | 3.8 kB 00:00
epel | 4.3 kB 00:00
epel/primary_db | 3.4 MB 00:38
repo id repo name status
RHEL6-Repository RHEL6 repository 13,395
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - i386 5,625
repolist: 19,0203. Setup Atomic yum repository for RHEL 6.
[root@rhel6 tmp]# wget http://www6.atomicorp.com/channels/atomic/redhat/6/i386/RPMS/atomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpm
--2012-01-24 19:42:14-- http://www6.atomicorp.com/channels/atomic/redhat/6/i386/RPMS/atomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpm
Resolving www6.atomicorp.com... 69.20.6.166
Connecting to www6.atomicorp.com|69.20.6.166|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 6332 (6.2K) [application/x-rpm]
Saving to: âatomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpmâ
100%[==========================================================>] 6,332 20.7K/s in 0.3s
2012-01-24 19:42:15 (20.7 KB/s) - âatomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpmâ
[root@rhel6 tmp]# rpm -Uvh atomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpm
warning: atomic-release-1.0-13.el6.art.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 5ebd2744: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:atomic-release ########################################### [100%][root@rhel6 ~]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
repo id repo name status
RHEL6-Repository RHEL6 repository 13,395
atomic CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Server - atomicrocketturtle.com 394
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - i386 5,625
repolist: 19,414