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Linux YUM/DNF 'No Package Available' Error

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Overview

YUM or DNF 'No package available' error means the requested package is not found in any enabled repository on RHEL, CentOS, or Fedora systems.

Key Details

  • DNF is the successor to YUM on modern Fedora and RHEL 8+
  • The package name may differ from Ubuntu/Debian names
  • EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) provides many additional packages
  • Some packages are in optional or PowerTools/CRB repositories
  • Package may have been renamed or split in newer versions

Common Causes

  • Package not available in enabled repositories
  • EPEL repository not installed
  • Package name different from Debian/Ubuntu equivalent
  • CRB/PowerTools repository not enabled
  • Typo in package name

Steps

  1. 1Search for the correct name: dnf search keyword
  2. 2Install EPEL: sudo dnf install epel-release
  3. 3Enable CRB (RHEL 9/Rocky 9): sudo dnf config-manager --enable crb
  4. 4Enable PowerTools (CentOS 8): sudo dnf config-manager --enable powertools
  5. 5List available repos: dnf repolist all to find disabled repos with the package

Tags

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Frequently Asked Questions

Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux — a community repository providing packages that are not in the base RHEL/CentOS repos. Many common tools require it.