Question
How to disable repository from updates in Linux CentOS
- Posted on May 23, 2022
- ApacheLinux Basics
Asked by Brendo Ross
I’m searching for a credible way to disable repositories and stop them from updating my packages. I’ve had some issue and found some ways on the internet but wanted to hear an opinion what’s best
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Hello,
There are a couple of ways to do so, depending on what you want to achieve.
If you now the exact repository you want to deny you can simply run:
If you are not sure about the repo’s name, you can run:
From there get the repo id.
There are other ways but is is the quickest I believe.
If you’re using AlmaLinux 9, which is an RHEL fork like CentOS, the package manager in use is
dnf(which replacedyumin recent RHEL-based distributions).To disable a repository (or repositories) and stop them from updating your packages, you can follow these steps:
List Available Repositories
Disable a Repository
To disable a specific repository, you can use the
dnf config-managertool. If you don’t have it installed, install thednf-plugins-corepackage:Now, to disable a repository, for instance
epel, you would do:Replace
epelwith the name of the repository you wish to disable.Temporary Disable During a Transaction
If you just want to temporarily exclude a repository during a specific
dnftransaction, you can use the--disablerepooption. For example:Permanent Disable via Configuration Files
Repositories have their configuration files located in
/etc/yum.repos.d/. To disable a repository, you can edit its respective configuration file and setenabled=0.For example, to disable the
epelrepository:Find the section for the repository and set:
Hi @brendros,
Additionally, if you want to disable only a specific package from being updated, you can open and edit the yum.conf file, which is located in
/etc/yum.confor in/etc/yum/yum.conf. In the file if there isn’t a line exclude add one that way:The above will disable all PHP packages from being updated.