How to Install and Uninstall epel-release.noarch Package on CentOS Stream 8

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "epel-release.noarch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install epel-release.noarch on CentOS Stream 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                epel-release.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "epel-release.noarch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall epel-release.noarch on CentOS Stream 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                epel-release.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the epel-release.noarch package on CentOS Stream 8

Last metadata expiration check: 2:12:51 ago on Sun Feb 25 03:03:59 2024.
Installed Packages
Name : epel-release
Version : 8
Release : 11.el8
Architecture : noarch
Size : 35 k
Source : epel-release-8-11.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : extras
Summary : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration
URL : http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel
License : GPLv2
Description : This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository
: GPG key as well as configuration for yum.

Available Packages
Name : epel-release
Version : 8
Release : 19.el8
Architecture : noarch
Size : 25 k
Source : epel-release-8-19.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository configuration
URL : http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel
License : GPLv2
Description : This package contains the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository
: GPG key as well as configuration for yum.