How to install EPEL repository on CentOS 9 Stream

The EPEL repository is an additional package repository that provides useful software packages that are not included in the official CentOS 9 repositories and easy access to install packages for commonly used software.

This article describes How to enabling EPEL repository on CentOS 9. 

 

Step 1. Enable Code Builder Repository: Run the following command to enable code builder repository as it required for system:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 2. EPEL Packages Installation: Run the following command to install EPEL packages:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install epel-release epel-next-release ……………………. Installed:   epel-next-release-9-2.el9.noarch          epel-release-9-2.el9.noarch   Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Step 3. Verification: Run the following command to verify the installation of EPEL repository:

 

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf repolist epel repo id          repo name                                               status epel             Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 - x86_64          enabled [root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf repolist epel-next repo id       repo name                                                  status epel-next     Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 9 - Next - x86_64      enabled [root@linuxcnf ~]#

 

Done!!! Now the EPEL repository is installed and enabled on CentOS 9.