How to subscribe to the Extras channel/repo

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 and later

Issue

  • Where can I find the Extras channel?
  • How do I subscribe to the Extras repository?

Resolution

Users are required to enable the new repository on their systems to access certain software for RHEL 6 or RHEL 7. The steps to configure the new repository are as follows (root privilege required):

Note: The channel names in the examples below are for rhel-x-server. If the system uses a workstation entitlement, then the word 'server' should be replaced with 'workstation'.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

# subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-extras-rpms

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

Subscription Manager:

# subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-6-server-extras-rpms

RHN Classic (for systems registered to Satellite 5.x):

# rhn-channel --add --channel rhel-x86_64-server-extras-6

NOTE: For information about the Extras channel life cycle as it pertains to supportability and distribution by Red Hat, please refer to <https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/extras/>.

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