[SOLVED] Unable to install lynx(and other packages) in centos8 stream OS

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dexterdev
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[SOLVED] Unable to install lynx(and other packages) in centos8 stream OS

Post by dexterdev » 2022/08/05 13:22:14

This is the output I am getting:

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(base) [dexterdev@localhost Documents]$ sudo yum install lynx
Last metadata expiration check: 0:25:12 ago on Friday 05 August 2022 03:48:34 PM IDT.
No match for argument: lynx
Error: Unable to find a match: lynx
I am new to Red Hat stuff. Only used Ubuntu/Linux Mint before. I am struggling to install other packages too via dnf/yum. Any help will be appreciated. I don't see much articles related to stream OS online. So asking here.

What should I do to overcome this issue?

Also I discovered that

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ping google.com
gives nothing other than a long wait.

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Re: Unable to install lynx(and other packages) in centos8 stream OS

Post by TrevorH » 2022/08/05 13:46:05

Is your network interface up? - it's down by default unless you used the interface to perform the install and you need to change it to ONBOOT=yes to make it come up automatically. Does it have the correct routes? Do you have working nameserver lines in /etc/resolv.conf? Are your yum repos enabled in the various .repo files in /etc/yum.repos.d/
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: Unable to install lynx(and other packages) in centos8 stream OS

Post by dexterdev » 2022/08/07 08:36:06

Sorry for the delayed response. I didn't get any notification here.
My internet is working. Where should I edit / look for ONBOOT?

Results of ls /etc/yum.repos.d:

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$ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/
CentOS-Stream-AppStream.repo         cuda-rhel8.repo
CentOS-Stream-BaseOS.repo            epel-modular.repo
CentOS-Stream-Debuginfo.repo         epel-next.repo
CentOS-Stream-Extras-common.repo     epel-next-testing.repo
CentOS-Stream-Extras.repo            epel.repo
CentOS-Stream-HighAvailability.repo  epel-testing-modular.repo
CentOS-Stream-Media.repo             epel-testing.repo
CentOS-Stream-NFV.repo               redhat.repo
CentOS-Stream-PowerTools.repo        rpmfusion-free-updates.repo
CentOS-Stream-RealTime.repo          rpmfusion-free-updates-testing.repo
CentOS-Stream-ResilientStorage.repo  rpmfusion-nonfree-updates.repo
CentOS-Stream-Sources.repo           rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing.repo
PowerTools repo was missing. Now I can install lynx. But there are other issues. I should perhaps post another thread.

Thank you very much.

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Re: Unable to install lynx(and other packages) in centos8 stream OS

Post by scottro » 2022/08/07 12:08:22

Thanks for coming back and letting us know. I'll mark this one solved and, as you said, you can post other issues in a new thread.
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