How to install EPEL for Centos 7

[root@localhost ~]# cat  /etc/centos-releaseCentOS Linux release 7 (Broken)

Download EPEL and install using yum:

yum install http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm

Or,

yum install epel-release

Sample output:

Loaded plugins: fastestmirrorepel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm                            |  13 kB     00:00     Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-adCP8h/epel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm: epel-release-7-0.2.noarchMarking /var/tmp/yum-root-adCP8h/epel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm to be installedResolving Dependencies--> Running transaction check---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:7-0.2 will be installed--> Finished Dependency ResolutionDependencies Resolved================================================================================ Package           Arch        Version    Repository                       Size================================================================================Installing: epel-release      noarch      7-0.2      /epel-release-7-0.2.noarch       22 kTransaction Summary================================================================================Install  1 PackageTotal size: 22 kInstalled size: 22 kIs this ok [y/d/N]: yDownloading packages:Running transaction checkRunning transaction testTransaction test succeededRunning transaction  Installing : epel-release-7-0.2.noarch                                    1/1   Verifying  : epel-release-7-0.2.noarch                                    1/1 Installed:  epel-release.noarch 0:7-0.2                                                   Complete!

Check if EPEL repo Installed:

[root@localhost ~]# yum update

[root@localhost ~]# yum repolistLoaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacksLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: nl.mirror.eurid.eurepo id                                                                                           repo name                                                                                                                            statusepel/x86_64                                                                                       Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64                                                                                       4,572repo                                                                                              Updates PRE Release                                                                                                                  8,465repolist: 13,037[root@localhost ~]#

Install packages:

Example: Thunderbird.

[root@localhost ~]# yum install  thunderbirdLoaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacksLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: be.mirror.eurid.euResolving Dependencies--> Running transaction check---> Package thunderbird.x86_64 0:24.5.0-2.el7 will be installed--> Finished Dependency ResolutionDependencies Resolved============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= Package                                                     Arch                                                   Version                                                       Repository                                            Size=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================Installing: thunderbird                                                 x86_64                                                 24.5.0-2.el7                                                  epel                                                  45 MTransaction Summary=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================Install  1 PackageTotal download size: 45 MInstalled size: 86 MIs this ok [y/d/N]:
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如何将EPEl安装在Centos7上