RED Hat insight : How to add epel repository to be available to a new host

[DavidPoulin79]

Hi,

we are new to Red hat and are building our first server and installing some basic tools like monitoring or other. One of them is splunk forwarder and a Nmon app that recuired "ncurses-compat-libs".

If my understanding is right, that lib are part of the EPEL repository that is no more part of Red Hat.

How and where i need to add the EPEL repository so my host can find the ncurses-compat-libs package when we do a "sudo dnf install ncurses-compat-libs". Actually we get this as answer

Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:36:43 ago on Fri 15 Nov 2024 09:47:55 AM EST.
No match for argument: ncurses-compat-libs
Error: Unable to find a match: ncurses-compat-libs

Not sure if am right, but i'm assuming i need to add the repos somewhere before the host can see it....and i hope it can be centralized using RH Insight....

Can someone help a begginner

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@DavidPoulin79 Please refer this blog post : https://www.redhat.com/fr/blog/install-epel-linux

[DavidPoulin79]

@Chetan_Tiwary_ Thank for the article.

I was wondering if there is a way using the Red Hat hybrid console instead of directly to the host and 1 by 1?

Like we can add repositories to an activation key, so all hosts related to that would benefit it...

Is it the way to do it normally ? or there is no way directly in hydrid console

[Chetan_Tiwary_]

@DavidPoulin79 Refer here for more details : https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_insights/1-latest/html/deploying_and_managing_rhel_...

[DavidPoulin79]

Hi @Chetan_Tiwary_ 

Thank for your link,  that what i try previously and was probably something as my host was not able to see it...

I try your first link and it worked to what i had to get from epel...but as i want to learn...what should i need to do for my host to get visibility on the epel repo once added.

1) Add repository (your 2 seconds link provided)

2) Add to the activiation key ???? (doesn't seem to work..)

3) Refresh the host ????

I want to understand and learn the correct way to do it. To add repositories in general..not just epel...

Thank in advances for your help