Manually connecting to the Oracle Linux Yum Server

1. Download and Install Oracle Linux
   Note: The Oracle Linux Yum Server is already configured on Oracle Linux 5 Update 7 and Oracle Linux 6 Update 3 and higher. No further configuration is necessary.
2. Download and copy the appropriate yum configuration file in place, by running the following commands as root:

   Oracle Linux 7

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol7.repo

   Oracle Linux 6

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol6.repo

   Oracle Linux 5

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo

   Oracle Linux 4, Update 6 or Newer

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# mv Oracle-Base.repo Oracle-Base.repo.disabled
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el4.repo

   Oracle OpenStack for Oracle Linux

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-openstack-ol6.repo

   Oracle VM 2

   # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ovm2.repo
3. By default, the latest repository is enabled. If you want to change the default, you can enable an alternative repository by editing the yum configuration file.
   • Open the yum configuration file in a text editor
   • Locate the section in the file for the repository want to enable, e.g. [el4_u6_base]
   • Change enabled=0 to enabled=1
4. Begin using yum, for example:
   # yum list
# yum install firefox

You may be prompted to confirm the import of the Oracle OSS Group GPG key.