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Troubleshooting RPM Issues

In this exercise, you will need to install `telnet` and install `Apache`. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Clock icon Advanced
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon Apr 04, 2019

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Install telnet.

    First, let's become root:

    sudo -i
    

    Install the telnet package:

    yum install -y telnet
    

    Verify the integrity of the RPM database:

    cd /var/lib/rpm/
    
    /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages
    

    Rebuild the RPM database:

    rpm -vv --rebuilddb
    

    Verify the integrity of the new RPM database:

    /usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify Packages
    

    Query installed packages for errors:

    rpm -qa > /dev/null
    

    Install telnet:

    yum install -y telnet
    
  2. Challenge

    Install Apache.

    Install Apache:

    yum install -y httpd
    

    Edit /etc/yum.conf to remove the exclusion for httpd:

    vim /etc/yum.conf
    

    Now, try to install Apache:

    yum install -y httpd
    

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