Install YUM on CentOS

| Apr 07, 2010 | Comments 3

Writing this tutorial was inspired by VPS (Virtual Private Server) running with CentOS Linux without installed YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified). Often I am wondering why that is? If the VPS is coming with Plesk control panel installation – it is obvious – Parralels do not include YUM in their packages, and all additional modules should be installed from the Plesk Updater in order to prevent system miss configuration.
What about if you just have VPS with Linux (in this example with CentOS) without automatic updater?
If you are new with Linux – just for your information – YUM is an automatic updater and package maintainer for rpm packages. It calculates dependencies automatically it makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using RPM.

Simply copy and paste these lines in your console. Take in mind you should have root or sudo privileges.

Note: Scroll down for YUM install on CentOS previous versions.

Install YUM on CentOS 5.7 64 bit.

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.x86_64.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-2.4.3-44.el5.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.12.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.x86_64.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.x86_64.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.x86_64.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-44.el5.x86_64.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-8.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-16.el5.centos.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-37.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps http://centos.mirror.bradiceanu.net/5.7/os/x86_64/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.7 32 bit.

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm \
python-2.4.3-44.el5.i386.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.12.i386.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.i386.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.i386.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.i386.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.i386.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-44.el5.i386.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-8.el5.i386.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-16.el5.centos.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-37.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps http://centos.mirror.bradiceanu.net/5.7/os/i386/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.6 64 bit.

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.x86_64.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-2.4.3-43.el5.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.x86_64.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.x86_64.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-43.el5.x86_64.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.8.x86_64.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-14.el5.centos.1.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-33.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps  http://vault.centos.org/5.6/os/x86_64/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.6 32 bit.

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm \
python-2.4.3-43.el5.i386.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.i386.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.i386.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.i386.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-43.el5.i386.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.8.i386.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-14.el5.centos.1.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-33.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps  http://vault.centos.org/5.6/os/i386/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.5 64bit :

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.x86_64.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-2.4.3-44.el5.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.12.x86_64.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.x86_64.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.x86_64.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.x86_64.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-44.el5.x86_64.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-8.el5.x86_64.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-16.el5.centos.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-37.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps  http://vault.centos.org/5.5/os/x86_64/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.5 32bit :

for file in \
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm \
readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm \
python-2.4.3-44.el5.i386.rpm \
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.12.i386.rpm \
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.12.i386.rpm \
expat-1.95.8-8.3.el5_5.3.i386.rpm \
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm \
sqlite-3.3.6-5.i386.rpm \
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.i386.rpm \
elfutils-0.137-3.el5.i386.rpm \
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5.i386.rpm \
python-libs-2.4.3-44.el5.i386.rpm \
m2crypto-0.16-8.el5.i386.rpm \
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-6.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm \
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-16.el5.centos.noarch.rpm \
python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
yum-3.2.22-37.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps  http://vault.centos.org/5.5/os/i386/CentOS/$file;
done

Install YUM on CentOS 5.4 64bit :

for file in \
 gmp-4.1.4-10.el5.i386.rpm \
 readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm \
 python-2.4.3-27.el5.x86_64.rpm \
 libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.i386.rpm \
 libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.x86_64.rpm \
 expat-1.95.8-8.2.1.i386.rpm \
 python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm \
 sqlite-3.3.6-5.i386.rpm \
 python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.x86_64.rpm \
 elfutils-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm \
 rpm-python-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64.rpm \
 m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.6.x86_64.rpm \
 python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm \
 yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm \
 yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-13.el5.centos.noarch.rpm \
 python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm \
 yum-3.2.22-20.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
do rpm -Uvh --nodeps  http://vault.centos.org/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/$file;
done

 

Here is another example of how to install it. This is a manual fetch of all the .rpm packages needed for YUM installation under CentOS 4:

# cd /usr/local/src/
# mkdir youm
# cd yum

Now download some rpms that yum needs:
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-2.noarch.rpm
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/python-sqlite-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/python-elementtree-1.2.6-4.i386.rpm
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-2.noarch.rpm
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/sqlite-3.2.2-1.i386.rpm
# rpm -Uvh --nodeps *rpm

Download and install yum:
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/centos-yumconf-4-4.3.noarch.rpm
# wget http://centos.cs.ucr.edu/centos/4/apt/i386/RPMS.os/yum-2.4.0-1.centos4.noarch.rpm
# rpm -Uvh  *rpm

 

This second method for YUM installation on Linux systems is including more work than the first one since you have to download all packages one by one, but if you have good repository for your Linux distribution it will simple to gather the needed RPM’s.

Certainly it is easier just to copy the first example and paste it in your console if you are with CentOS 5.4. This will automatically install it after few moments depending on your connection.

If you want to install YUM on different Linux distribution, or different CentOS version – to find what dependencies it needs just download “yum – X.X.X-X. centosX.noarch.rpm” package and try to run:

rpm -Uvh  yum-X.X.X-X. centosX.noarch.rpm

 

The system will generate all the YUM dependencies and will list it for you. Then go trough the Linux repository and collect all the packages listed. Ones you are ready just use the second method (the example with CentOS 4) to fetch and install them.

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Comments (3)

  1. Orling says:
    July 14, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Here’s my method it needs just few seconds in a text editor to be created :)

    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/yum-3.2.22-20.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/python-elementtree-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/rpm-python-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-5.el5.noarch.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-13.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.6.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.8.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/nss-devel-3.12.3.99.3-1.el5.centos.2.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/nspr-devel-4.7.4-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/pkgconfig-0.21-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/pkinit-nss-0.7.6-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/nspr-4.7.4-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/libselinux-devel-1.33.4-5.5.el5.i386.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/libsepol-devel-1.15.2-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/rpm-devel-4.4.2.3-18.el5.x86_64.rpm
    #wget http://mirrors.rit.edu/centos/5.4/os/x86_64/CentOS/sqlite-devel-3.3.6-5.x86_64.rpm
    #
    #rpm * -Uvh –force

    ——

    This is for CentoOS 5.4 though.

    Reply
  2. Peter says:
    September 20, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Great! I was looking around for relaible script for YUM installation on CentOS, and most of them were using mirrors which are not present any more.
    I see you are using the CentOS vault, and it works perfect!
    Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Shira Cowles says:
    January 7, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Thank you, I’m constantly trying to find information about VPS services.

    Reply

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