On 01/25/2014 10:08 PM, Phil Dobbin wrote: > On 24/11/13 00:09, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> Am 24.11.2013 00:57, schrieb Phil Dobbin: >>> I'm trying to install the EPEL repo on a fully up to date CentOS 6.4. >>> I'm using wget to download from my usual source but after I install it >>> via `sudo rpm -ivh epel-xxxxx` it's not actually there in >>> `/etc/yum.repos.d`. >>> >>> Trying to install it again, Yum just tells me it's already installed. >>> >>> I've no idea where it is installed if it is (which I don't think it is) >>> so I'm stumped. >>> >>> Any help appreciated >> >> thats why "rpm -q --filesbypkg <packagename>" exists > > > Returning to this thread after a considerable break (I'm sorry, I've > really been quite unwell) here is the output of 'rpm -q --filesbypkg > epel-release' & the directory listing itself: > > '$ rpm -q --filesbypkg epel-release > epel-release /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-6 > epel-release /etc/rpm/macros.ghc-srpm > epel-release /etc/yum.repos.d/epel-testing.repo > epel-release /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo > epel-release /usr/share/doc/epel-release-6 > epel-release /usr/share/doc/epel-release-6/GPL > [Sat Jan 25 20:45:24 phil at localhost:~ ] $ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ > [Sat Jan 25 20:45:43 phil at localhost:/etc/yum.repos.d ] $ l > ./ CentOS-Base.repo CentOS-Media.repo mirrors-rpmforge > mirrors-rpmforge-testing > ../ CentOS-Debuginfo.repo CentOS-Vault.repo mirrors-rpmforge-extras > rpmforge.repo' > > It's the same deal with 'yum list epel-*' That also reckons it's installed. > > I'm flummoxed as to how to proceed. try yum reinstall