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Sometimes, when you try to run a yum update
command, you might run into errors due to misconfigured or misbehaving repositories.
If you are receiving errors related to a specific repository, it's often a good idea to temporarily disable that repository and then re-run the yum update
command. This can help isolate whether the issue is with that specific repository or with something else.
To disable a specific repository, you can use the --disablerepo
option followed by the repository's ID. For example, if you wanted to disable a repository with the ID 'bad-repo', you would use the following command:
sudo yum update --disablerepo=bad-repo
You can also permanently disable a repository by modifying the .repo
file in /etc/yum.repos.d/
. Each repository should have its own file, and you can disable it by changing the enabled=1
line to enabled=0
.
For example, to disable the 'bad-repo' repository, you would do the following:
-
Open the repository's file:
sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/bad-repo.repo
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Find the line that says
enabled=1
and change it toenabled=0
. -
Save the file and exit the editor.
-
Try running
sudo yum update
again.
To list all of your yum repositories and see whether they're enabled or disabled, you can use the yum repolist all
command. This will output a list of all repositories along with their status.
If you want to enable all repositories, you can do so with the --enablerepo
option followed by an asterisk:
sudo yum update --enablerepo='*'
Note: Be careful with enabling all repositories, as this might lead to conflicts or other issues if the repositories are not fully compatible with each other. It's usually a good idea to only enable the repositories that you need.
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