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Yum Repositories for RHEL 5

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Sometimes we need a RHEL5 Repository that includes software not released by Redhat. It may be that we need a newer version, or simply something that was not included in our installation, and is not part of the standard redhat repositories. Missing RPM Have you ever tried to install something with yum, only to find that the package is not available? $sudo yum -y install vlc Password: Server | 1.3 kB 00:00 Updates | 951 B 00:00 Workstation | 1.1 kB 00:00 addons | 951 B 00:00 base | 2.1 kB 00:00 extras | 2.1 kB 00:00 update | 1.9 kB 00:00 Excluding Packages in global exclude list Finished...