CentOS 7.4 EPEL “Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel/x86_64” Error
I installed the EPEL tools via 'yum install epel-release' and now I cannot 'yum update' without getting "Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel/x86_64. Please verify its path and try again" errors.
I found a page from 2014 where the member was receiving similar errors as I.
- Installing Epel repository on CentOS fails
One of the comments states to change the /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo to use the baseurl instead of the mirrorlist as mentioned in another page/answer.
- How to install PostGIS on Oracle Linux 6.4 x64?
Following the second link, the change seems simple enough but after looking at /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo, there are three baseurl/mirrorlist lines. I'm not sure whether to update my [epel], [epel-debuginfo], and/or [epel-source].
What is the consequence of me changing all three lines? This is a production server and I'm avoiding breaking it as I just got it setup and working.
Here is a copy of my /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
[epel]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
[epel-debuginfo]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch/debug
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
[epel-source]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/SRPMS
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
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I installed the EPEL tools via 'yum install epel-release' and now I cannot 'yum update' without getting "Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel/x86_64. Please verify its path and try again" errors.
I found a page from 2014 where the member was receiving similar errors as I.
- Installing Epel repository on CentOS fails
One of the comments states to change the /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo to use the baseurl instead of the mirrorlist as mentioned in another page/answer.
- How to install PostGIS on Oracle Linux 6.4 x64?
Following the second link, the change seems simple enough but after looking at /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo, there are three baseurl/mirrorlist lines. I'm not sure whether to update my [epel], [epel-debuginfo], and/or [epel-source].
What is the consequence of me changing all three lines? This is a production server and I'm avoiding breaking it as I just got it setup and working.
Here is a copy of my /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
[epel]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
[epel-debuginfo]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch/debug
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
[epel-source]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/SRPMS
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
centos yum
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
add a comment |
I installed the EPEL tools via 'yum install epel-release' and now I cannot 'yum update' without getting "Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel/x86_64. Please verify its path and try again" errors.
I found a page from 2014 where the member was receiving similar errors as I.
- Installing Epel repository on CentOS fails
One of the comments states to change the /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo to use the baseurl instead of the mirrorlist as mentioned in another page/answer.
- How to install PostGIS on Oracle Linux 6.4 x64?
Following the second link, the change seems simple enough but after looking at /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo, there are three baseurl/mirrorlist lines. I'm not sure whether to update my [epel], [epel-debuginfo], and/or [epel-source].
What is the consequence of me changing all three lines? This is a production server and I'm avoiding breaking it as I just got it setup and working.
Here is a copy of my /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
[epel]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
[epel-debuginfo]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch/debug
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
[epel-source]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/SRPMS
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
centos yum
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
I installed the EPEL tools via 'yum install epel-release' and now I cannot 'yum update' without getting "Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: epel/x86_64. Please verify its path and try again" errors.
I found a page from 2014 where the member was receiving similar errors as I.
- Installing Epel repository on CentOS fails
One of the comments states to change the /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo to use the baseurl instead of the mirrorlist as mentioned in another page/answer.
- How to install PostGIS on Oracle Linux 6.4 x64?
Following the second link, the change seems simple enough but after looking at /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo, there are three baseurl/mirrorlist lines. I'm not sure whether to update my [epel], [epel-debuginfo], and/or [epel-source].
What is the consequence of me changing all three lines? This is a production server and I'm avoiding breaking it as I just got it setup and working.
Here is a copy of my /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
[epel]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
[epel-debuginfo]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Debug
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/$basearch/debug
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-debug-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
[epel-source]
name=Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - $basearch - Source
#baseurl=http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/SRPMS
mirrorlist=https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-source-7&arch=$basearch
failovermethod=priority
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
gpgcheck=1
centos yum
centos yum
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
edited Mar 4 at 14:19
slm♦
255k71538687
255k71538687
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
asked Apr 17 '18 at 22:04
TeeKayTeeKay
815
815
Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
add a comment |
Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
add a comment |
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The debuginfo and source repositories are both disabled (enabled=0), so there won't be any difference between changing just the epel repo or changing all three. That said, you should probably update all EPEL repository mirrorlists/urls when you update one, in case you ever need to enable any of those repos.
answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
5,49721645
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
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The debuginfo and source repositories are both disabled (enabled=0), so there won't be any difference between changing just the epel repo or changing all three. That said, you should probably update all EPEL repository mirrorlists/urls when you update one, in case you ever need to enable any of those repos.
answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
5,49721645
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
add a comment |
The debuginfo and source repositories are both disabled (enabled=0), so there won't be any difference between changing just the epel repo or changing all three. That said, you should probably update all EPEL repository mirrorlists/urls when you update one, in case you ever need to enable any of those repos.
answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
5,49721645
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
add a comment |
The debuginfo and source repositories are both disabled (enabled=0), so there won't be any difference between changing just the epel repo or changing all three. That said, you should probably update all EPEL repository mirrorlists/urls when you update one, in case you ever need to enable any of those repos.
answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
5,49721645
The debuginfo and source repositories are both disabled (enabled=0), so there won't be any difference between changing just the epel repo or changing all three. That said, you should probably update all EPEL repository mirrorlists/urls when you update one, in case you ever need to enable any of those repos.
answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
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answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
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answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
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answered Apr 17 '18 at 22:39
jayhendrenjayhendren
5,49721645
5,49721645
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
add a comment |
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
I modified all three lines and was able to 'yum install htop' without errors. After success, I installed 'ncdu' but it had a network error but an hour later it was fine.
– TeeKay
Apr 18 '18 at 16:20
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
It sounds like your network connection or ISP is having problems.
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
The above fix allowed me to download some EPEL packages but the experience was intermittent. Ultimately, I also determined an exemption needed to be made in our firewall. Our firewall performs SSL Decryption (deliberate man-in-the-middle attacks against internal traffic) to view SSL (HTTPS) traffic. Once I bypassed SSL decryption for download.fedoraproject.org, I have not received any issues. The specific package which forced me down the firewall route was fail2ban. Fun task of the day: “nslookup download.fedoraproject.org” for a fun surprise. Makes me love Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS more!
– TeeKay
Apr 23 '18 at 18:52
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Unreleated note: I blockquoted my file contents. Should i have used a different method/tag? It looks sloppy due to the URLs in the file.
– TeeKay
Apr 17 '18 at 22:05
Please state the error you are encountering in your question, not link to someone with a similar error.
– Patrick
Apr 17 '18 at 22:37
Who is the troll downvoting virtually all questions here???
– ajeh
Apr 19 '18 at 19:04