CentOS Repo List: Working URLs

hesseny2000
23/09/2024
2 min read

This knowledge base serves as an easy-to-follow guide for configuring repository URLs for CentOS 7 and CentOS 8. It uses repository lists from the CentOS vault mirror, ensuring that these repositories remain accessible even after the OS has reached its end of life. Ideal for system administrators, developers, and CentOS enthusiasts, this guide guarantees effortless access to repository URLs for BaseOS, AppStream, Extras, CentOSPlus, and more, ensuring your CentOS machines are properly configured.

How to Configure a Repo in CentOS?

Before modifying the repository files, ensure you have appropriate backup procedures in place:

sudo cp /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo.backup

Editing Repository Files:

To modify the repository sources, open the respective repository configuration file (/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo) using your preferred text editor:

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo

eplace the content in the file with the configurations listed below based on your CentOS version.

CentOS 7

To configure the working repositories for CentOS 7, add the following to your /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file:

[base]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Base
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/os/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
enabled=1

[updates]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Updates
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/updates/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
enabled=1

[extras]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Extras
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/extras/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
enabled=1

[centosplus]
name=CentOS-$releasever - CentOSPlus
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/centosplus/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
enabled=0

CentOS 8

To configure the working repositories for CentOS 8, add the following to your /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file:

[baseos]
name=CentOS Linux $releasever - BaseOS
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$releasever/BaseOS/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[appstream]
name=CentOS Linux $releasever - AppStream
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$releasever/AppStream/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[extras]
name=CentOS Linux $releasever - Extras
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$releasever/extras/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial

[centosplus]
name=CentOS Linux $releasever - Plus
baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/$contentdir/$releasever/centosplus/$basearch/os/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-centosofficial