How to configure a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system to use Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)? Resolution Important Notice. The following information has been provided by Red Hat, but is outside the scope of the posted Service Level Agreements and support procedures.
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No. EPEL is a volunteer effort from the Fedora community. Just like Fedora itself, Red Hat hosts infrastructure for this project and Red Hat engineers are involved as maintainers and leaders but there are no commercial support contracts or service level agreements provided by Red Hat for packages in EPEL.
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EPEL: Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (Fedora Project) EPEL: Executive Program for Educational Leaders
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How to setup EPEL repository on CentOS 5/6 What is EPEL repository EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a project from the Fedora group that maintains a repository of software packages that are not already present on RHEL/CentOS. The repository is compatible with RHEL and all close derivates like CentOS and Scientific Linux.
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Enabling EPEL. 1  Follow the directions on the EPEL website to install the epel-release package appropriate to the RHEL version of the system in question. 2  Ensure that you install the EPEL release that corresponds to the RHEL release you are running. EPEL 5 must be installed on a RHEL 5 system.
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2 definitions of EPEL. Meaning of EPEL. What does EPEL stand for? EPEL abbreviation. Define EPEL at AcronymFinder.com
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Ensure that you install the EPEL release that corresponds to the RHEL release you are running. EPEL 5 must be installed on a RHEL 5 system This version matching continues for later releases of RHEL and EPEL
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What is EPEL repository. EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a project from the Fedora group that maintains a repository of software packages that are not already present on RHEL/CentOS. The repository is compatible with RHEL and all close derivates like CentOS and Scientific Linux.
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Installing packages from EPEL is done at the user's own risk. The EPEL repository is a community supported repository hosted by the Fedora Community project. The EPEL repository is not a part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and does not fall under Red Hat's Production Support Scope of Coverage. The repository is considered an optional repository and is not tested by Red Hat quality engineers.
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Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux is a volunteer-based community effort from the Fedora community. EPEL is a volunteer effort from the Fedora community.