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wiki:repositories:redhat [2013/03/12 20:47]
sunweaver created
wiki:repositories:redhat [2015/06/23 18:33]
ionic Switch from OBS to our package repo.
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 ====== X2Go Packages for Redhat GNU/Linux ====== ====== X2Go Packages for Redhat GNU/Linux ======
-===== Adding the Open Build Service Repo for X2Go =====+===== Adding Our EPEL Packages Repo for X2Go =====
  
-Download the repo file and move it to the correct location:+Download the .repo file and save it to the correct location:
 <code bash> <code bash>
-wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/RemoteDesktop:/x2go/RHEL_6/X11:RemoteDesktop:x2go.repo +wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/x2go.repo \ 
-sudo cp X11:RemoteDesktop:x2go.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/x2go.repo+ http://packages.x2go.org/epel/x2go.repo
 </code> </code>
  
-**Hint:** If you are behind a proxy, make sure the proxy is defined in ''/etc/yum.conf''. Standard yum repos do not use the same connection mechanisms as rhn channels.+Edit the file afterwards to select the repositories you need. 
 + 
 +As a rule of thumb: ''source'' repositories are never needed, unless you want to build packages from source. ''extras'' repositories are always needed. 
 + 
 +By default, the ''release'' repository are enabled and the ''nightly'' repository is disabled. If you want to use the ''nightly'' packages, disable the ''release'' repository and enable the ''nightly'' repository. 
 + 
 +Note that not all of X2Go may be provided for RHEL 5/6, as these distributions are very old and therefore more work-intensive to develop for. 
 + 
 +**Hint:** If you are behind a proxy, make sure the proxy is defined in ''/etc/yum.conf''. Standard yum repos do not use the same connection mechanisms as RHN channels.
  
 Congratulations, you are now able to access the X2Go packages. You may continue by installing ''x2goserver'', ''x2goclient'' or ''pyhoca-gui'' or any other of the available packages. Congratulations, you are now able to access the X2Go packages. You may continue by installing ''x2goserver'', ''x2goclient'' or ''pyhoca-gui'' or any other of the available packages.
  
 [[doc:installation:x2goserver#rhel_6|Installation instructions for X2Go Server]] [[doc:installation:x2goserver#rhel_6|Installation instructions for X2Go Server]]