CentOS Repository Fixer

This repository provides a script named fixer.sh that updates the CentOS repository configuration on your server. The script replaces the existing /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file with a new version, ensuring your system is using the correct repository settings.

CentOS available mirror list

https://vault.centos.org/
http://archive.kernel.org/centos-vault/
http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/centos-vault/
http://mirror.nsc.liu.se/centos-store/

Overview

The fixer.sh script is designed to:

Download a new repository configuration file from a specified URL.
Replace the existing CentOS base repository configuration with the downloaded file.
Update the YUM repositories to ensure the latest configurations are applied.

Usage

To execute the script directly from the provided URL, use the following command:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://github.com/samsesh/centos7fixrepo/raw/Localhost/fixer.sh)

Step-by-Step Instructions

Open a terminal on your CentOS server.

Run the script using the bash <(curl ...) command:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://github.com/samsesh/centos7fixrepo/raw/Localhost/fixer.sh)

The script will:
- Download the latest CentOS-Base.repo file.
- Replace the existing repository configuration.
- Clean the YUM cache and update the repositories.

Script Details

Script Name: fixer.sh
Hosted URL: https://github.com/samsesh/centos7fixrepo/raw/Localhost/fixer.sh

What Does the Script Do?

Download and Replace Repo File: The script downloads a new repository configuration file and replaces the existing /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo file with it.
Update YUM Repositories: After replacing the file, the script runs yum clean all and yum update -y to ensure that the YUM repositories are up to date.

Requirements

CentOS 7 or similar version.
curl: The script uses curl to download the file. Ensure curl is installed on your system.

Example Output

After running the script, you should see output similar to the following:

Downloading the new repository file from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samsesh/centos7fixrepo/Localhost/CentOS-Base.repo...
File downloaded and replaced successfully.
Updating YUM repositories...
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Cleaning repos: base extras updates
Cleaning up everything
...

License

This script is provided under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

samsesh / centos7fixrepo