Although package managers make installing and updating software an almost trivial task, there can still be some pain points if we're not careful. For example, we can configure multiple repositories, including third-party repositories not maintained by CentOS, and the version of a package in one repository can conflict with the same in another. This recipe uses the Priorities plugin to prioritize the repositories we use to help avoid such pitfalls.
This recipe requires a CentOS system with a working network connection. Administrative privileges are also required, either by logging in with the root account or through the use of sudo.
Follow these steps to prioritize which repositories yum downloads software from:
Open the
/etc/yum.conffile with your text editor. Locate thepluginsoption and verify that its value is set to1to enable plugin support. Update the value if necessary:plugins = 1Install the
yum-plugin...