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Enable or Disable yum/dnf Repositories

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to enable or disable yum/dnf repositories on RHEL-based Linux VPS or dedicated servers.

Pre-requisites

This guide assumes the following environment pre-requisites have been met:

RHEL-based Linux Server (CentOS/AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux/Oracle Linux/Etc)
Root (or Sudo User) access

How to Enable or Disable yum/dnf Repositories

To enable or disable yum/dnf repositories, follow the guide:

Info! Replace any instance of '<repo_name>' with the actual name of the repository.

Temporarily Enable or Disable yum/dnf Repositories

Temporarily enable a disabled repo (for one command):
1. SSH the server as root-equivalent user.
2. Run the following command:
  - ```
  sudo yum --enablerepo=<repo_name> install package
```
- ```
sudo dnf --enablerepo=<repo_name> install package
```
Temporarily disable a disabled repo (for one command)
1. SSH the server as root.
2. Run the following command:
  - ```
  sudo yum --disablerepo=<repo_name> update
```
- ```
sudo dnf --disablerepo=<repo_name> update
```

Permanently Enable or Disable yum/dnf Repositories

Permanently enable a disabled repository:

SSH the server as root.

Run the following command:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled <repo_name>

sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled <repo_name>

Permanently disable a repository:

SSH the server as root.

Run the following command:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-disabled <repo_name>

sudo yum config-manager --set-disabled <repo_name>

Conclusion

You now know how to enable or disable yum/dnf repositories.

yum, dnf, centos, rocky linux, almalinux 8, oracle linux, rhel
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