Install the EPEL Repo
# dnf install epel-release -yInstall the Xfce group
# dnf groupinstall Xfce -y
yum
Install KDE Plasma on CentOS 8 Minimal Install
- Install and enable the EPEL repository
- Enable the PowerTools repository.
- Run the following commands in order as root:
# dnf group install "KDE Plasma Workspaces" # dnf group install kde-desktop # dnf group install kde-apps # systemctl disable gdm # systemctl enable sddm # systemctl set-default graphical.target - Reboot
Install Google Chrome on CentOS 8 via Yum
- Download the latest stable Google Chrome RPM image
$ wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm - Install the downloaded RPM package
$ sudo yum localinstall google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm
How To Install htop on CentOS 8
- Install and enable the EPEL Repository
# yum install epel-release CentOS-8 - AppStream 1.9 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:02 CentOS-8 - AppStream 1.6 MB/s | 6.0 MB 00:03 CentOS-8 - Base 1.7 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:02 CentOS-8 - Base 2.0 MB/s | 7.9 MB 00:03 CentOS-8 - Extras 678 B/s | 1.5 kB 00:02 CentOS-8 - PowerTools 1.8 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:02 CentOS-8 - PowerTools 518 kB/s | 1.8 MB 00:03 Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: epel-release noarch 8-5.el8 extras 22 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package Total download size: 22 k Installed size: 30 k Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: epel-release-8-5.el8.noarch.rpm 20 kB/s | 22 kB 00:01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9.5 kB/s | 22 kB 00:02 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : epel-release-8-5.el8.noarch 1/1 Running scriptlet: epel-release-8-5.el8.noarch 1/1 Verifying : epel-release-8-5.el8.noarch 1/1 Installed: epel-release-8-5.el8.noarch
How To Enable CentOS 8 PowerTools Repo
The PowerTools repo may be required for some packages in the EPEL Repo. Below are instructions on how to enable it.
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- Log in to the server and switch to the root user
- Edit the PowerTools repo file
# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-PowerTools.repo
Rebuild Corrupt Yum RPM Database
When installing packages via yum and the database is corrupt, the following message is displayed:
rpmdb: Thread/process 13903/140194607871904 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db3 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30974)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
CRITICAL:yum.main:Commands such as “yum clean all” also fail with this message. To correct, move the RPM DB files to a temporary folder and rebuild the database with these 3 commands: Read more Rebuild Corrupt Yum RPM Database
How To Install and Enable EPEL Repo on CentOS 8
You can easily install various packages by configuring a CentOS 8.x system to use Fedora EPEL repos and third party packages. This quick tutorial explains how to configure a CentOS Linux version 8.x to use the Fedora Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository.
Run the following command:
# yum search epel
epel-release.noarch : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration
# yum -y install epel-releaseEnable the PowerTools repo since EPEL package may depend on packages from it:
# yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerToolsTo get more info about the package, run:
# yum info epel-release
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