Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) is a volunteer-based community effort from the Fedora project to create a repository of high-quality add-on packages that complement the Fedora-based Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its compatible spinoffs such as CentOS or Scientific Linux. Visit the Fedora EPEL Wiki for more information.
Install epel package with
rpm -ivh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
Then update the sources
yum update
Now check if the epel sources has been added
yum repolist
Output:
epo id repo name status
addons CentOS-5 – Addons enabled: 0
base CentOS-5 – Base enabled: 2,599
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise L enabled: 4,467
extras CentOS-5 – Extras enabled: 333
openvz-kernel-rhel5 OpenVZ RHEL5-based kernel enabled: 14
openvz-utils OpenVZ utilities enabled: 24
rpmfusion-free-updates RPM Fusion for EL 5 – Free – Up enabled: 1
rpmfusion-free-updates-testing RPM Fusion for EL 5 – Free – Te enabled: 86
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates RPM Fusion for EL 5 – Nonfree – enabled: 0
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing RPM Fusion for EL 5 – Nonfree – enabled: 22
updates CentOS-5 – Updates enabled: 268
repolist: 7,814
And is done!
