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CentOS 8 ELS

Installation

Prerequisites

  • A valid TuxCare ELS license key
  • Root access to the server
  • TCP port 443 open to cln.cloudlinux.com and repo.cloudlinux.com
  • Architecture: x86_64. For other architectures, please contact our sales@tuxcare.com.
  1. Download the install script:

    wget https://repo.els.tuxcare.com/centos8.4-els/install-centos8.4-els-repo.sh
  2. Run with your license key.

    The script registers the server in the CLN with the key, adds a PGP key to the server.

    sh install-centos8.4-els-repo.sh --license-key XXXXXXXXXXX
  3. Verify that the installation was successful by running the following command:

    yum info els-define
    

    It should return information about the available package. If the package information is displayed, the installation was successful. After that, you can install updates from the repository using a standard yum upgrade command.

    Example:

    [els@centos8_5 ~]# yum info els-define
    
    Available Packages
    Name         : els-define
    Version      : 1
    Release      : 1.0.3.el8
    Architecture : x86_64
    Size         : 7.0 k
    Source       : els-define-1-1.0.3.el8.src.rpm
    Repository   : centos8.5-els
    Summary      : CentOS Server els-release file
    License      : GPLv2
    Description  : CentOS Server els-release file
    

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