Cannot download RemiRepo for CentOs 8

Question

I meet the trouble, when i try to install Remi repository for downloading php. When i use command:

dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm

I have an error:

    Error: 
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides redhat-release >= 8.6 needed by remi-release-8.6-1.el8.remi.noarch
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)

What i do wrong? Thanks for help!

Eurypterid

Answer 1

I did the following to upgrade my CentOS.

dnf -y install centos-release-stream
dnf -y swap centos-{linux,stream}-repos
dnf -y distro-sync

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Answer 2

As explained by the error message, you need CentOS >= 8.6 to take benefit of "remi" repository.

Reminder, CentOS 8 latest version is 8.5, but is no more supported, you have to switch to an alternative:

• CentOS 8 Stream, see how to switch
• RHEL 8 (free subscription available)
• Alma Linux
• Rocky Linux
• or some other RHEL clones

Teacher

Hi, I al trying to install remi repo in AlmaLinux 8.6, and have the message (redhat-release >= 8.8 or centos-stream-release >= 8) Do this means that i cannot use remi depot unless I update to Alma Linux 8.8 ? – Grateful

I responded myself, by not searching the last release but the one for 8.6: remi-release-8.6.rpm – Grateful

Please keep in mind using an old version cannot be supported (both by Alma and Remi teams) – Teacher

Answer 3

I resolved this problem by using the remi-repo wizard to generate the appropriate command line commands: https://rpms.remirepo.net/wizard/

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