{"id":404,"date":"2014-03-04T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/it.tuxie.eu\/?p=404"},"modified":"2014-03-04T14:11:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T14:11:47","slug":"rhel-6-5-x64-with-centos-6-5-repositories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/it.tuxie.eu\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"RHEL 6.5 x64 with CentOS 6.5 repositories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although it looks weird, there can be reasons why OS should be looking as RedHat and using on background CentOS software updates. Let\u00b4s simulate this *tricky* environment \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Ok, let\u00b4s say at the beginning – having RHEL in virtual environment is sign of prematurity of user. This OS belongs to enterprise level, into datacenters. Anyway:<\/p>\n

After installing RHEL 6.5 x64 (RedHat is providing free *last beta* of versions – 6.5 x64 beta and 7.0 beta are downloadable from their website at the moment) and basic setup without subscription you\u00b4re stucked \ud83d\ude42 Your only *repository* is your installation medium. That\u00b4s not enough, trust me.<\/p>\n

First of all, changing repositories in \/etc\/yum.repos.d<\/em> directory:<\/p>\n

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# ls -la<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\ntotal 20<\/span>
\ndrwxr-xr-x.\u00a0\u00a0 2 root root\u00a0 4096 Mar\u00a0 4 10:12 .<\/span>
\ndrwxr-xr-x. 125 root root 12288 Mar\u00a0 4 13:30 ..<\/span>
\n-rw-r–r–.\u00a0\u00a0 1 root root\u00a0 1116 Mar\u00a0 4 11:44 rhel-source.repo<\/span>
\n[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# <\/span><\/p>\n

My final rhel-source.repo<\/em> looks like:<\/p>\n

[rhel-source]<\/span>
\nname=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever – $basearch – Source<\/span>
\nbaseurl=ftp:\/\/ftp.redhat.com\/pub\/redhat\/linux\/enterprise\/$releasever\/en\/os\/SRPMS\/<\/span>
\nenabled=0<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\ngpgkey=file:\/\/\/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release<\/span><\/p>\n

[rhel-source-beta]<\/span>
\nname=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever Beta – $basearch – Source<\/span>
\nbaseurl=ftp:\/\/ftp.redhat.com\/pub\/redhat\/linux\/beta\/$releasever\/en\/os\/SRPMS\/<\/span>
\nenabled=0<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\ngpgkey=file:\/\/\/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-beta,file:\/\/\/etc\/pki\/rpm-gpg\/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release<\/span><\/p>\n

[CentOS6base]<\/span>
\nname=CentOS-6-Base<\/span>
\nmirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=6&arch=$basearch&repo=os<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\nenabled=1<\/span>
\ngpgkey=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/centos\/RPM-GPG-KEY=CentOS-6<\/span><\/p>\n

[CentOS6updates]<\/span>
\nname=CentOS-6-Updates<\/span>
\nmirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=6&arch=$basearch&repo=updates<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\nenabled=1<\/span>
\ngpgkey=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/centos\/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6<\/span><\/p>\n

[CentOS6plus]<\/span>
\nname=CentOS-6-Plus<\/span>
\nmirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=6&arch=$basearch&repo=centosplus<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\nenabled=1<\/span>
\ngpgkey=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/centos\/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6<\/span><\/p>\n

Briefly – RHEL repositories are disabled, new CentOS 6.x added. Next we can import key:<\/p>\n

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# rpm –import http:\/\/isoredirect.centos.org\/centos\/6.5\/os\/x86_64\/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-6<\/span>
\n[root@localhost yum.repos.d]#<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u00b4s try to update yum:<\/p>\n

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# yum update<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nLoaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager<\/span>
\nThis system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.<\/span>
\nCentOS6base\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | 3.7 kB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\nCentOS6base\/primary_db\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | 4.4 MB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\nCentOS6plus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | 3.4 kB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\nCentOS6updates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | 3.4 kB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\nCentOS6updates\/primary_db\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | 2.1 MB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\nSetting up Update Process<\/span>
\nResolving Dependencies<\/span>
\n….<\/span>
\n….<\/span>
\n….<\/span><\/p>\n

Transaction Summary<\/span>
\n=================================================================================<\/span>
\nInstall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 Package(s)<\/span>
\nUpgrade\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 163 Package(s)<\/span><\/p>\n

Total download size: 358 M<\/span>
\nIs this ok [y\/N]: n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nExiting on user Command<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of output you can see mention about loading plugins (again subscription related). Ok, we have to adjust \/etc\/yum.conf<\/em> \ud83d\ude42 :<\/p>\n

[main]<\/span>
\ncachedir=\/var\/cache\/yum\/$basearch\/$releasever<\/span>
\nkeepcache=0<\/span>
\ndebuglevel=2<\/span>
\nlogfile=\/var\/log\/yum.log<\/span>
\nexactarch=1<\/span>
\nobsoletes=1<\/span>
\ngpgcheck=1<\/span>
\n#plugins=1<\/span>
\ninstallonly_limit=3<\/span>
\nexclude=redhat-logos*<\/span><\/p>\n

Disabling yum plugins + forbidding redhat-logos* package(s). Be very careful in any package handling – if you want to be master of RHEL, don\u00b4t allow to update every package. This logo ones brings into system many relations (plymouth, etc), deleting whole RedHat design, substituting with CentOS graphics, including logo, background, etc…. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now we want to disable Subscription applet in Startup Applications:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Many people are recommending to do a full update = changing into CentOS with no exception. I would recommend to install CentOS, Scientific Linux, Oracle Linux directly.<\/p>\n

-a-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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