Remove RPM-package/Disable YUM Repository – RHEL and CentOS

Before going to topic Remove RPM-package/Disable YUM Repository – RHEL and CentOS we should understand what is YUM repository and types of repository.

YUM repository are repo file which helps us to install RPM packages along with dependencies and  all dependencies are searched from all enabled repository which excludes disabled repositories.

Types repository:

• Repo files 

          We have to add repo file manually and enable them to work

• RPM package

         We have to install RPM repo file and enable them

Here we discuss how to Remove RPM-package/Disable YUM Repository – RHEL and CentOS. 

Also follow other topics how to Configure latest yum repository for CentOS ,   Upgrade CentOS to latest version using yum update command and Update CentOS packages using yum update command without upgrading to minor release.

Remove RPM-package/Disable YUM Repository – RHEL and CentOS: 5 Easy Steps

(RPM Fusion repository taken as example)

Step 1: Find installed RPM repository

# rpm -qa | grep -i <repo-name>

EX-

# rpm -qa |grep -i rpmfusion

rpmfusion-nonfree-xxx-xxx

Step 2: Remove RPM repository

# rpm -e rpmfusion-nonfree-xxx-xxx

Step 3: Disable YUM Repository

# cd /etc/yum.repos.d

# vi <repo_file.repo>

Change enabled=0

Step 4: Remove repo file

# rm /etc/yum.repos.d/<repo_file.repo>

Step 5: Disable repo using config manager

# yum-config-manager --disable <repo-name>

Also follow other topics how to Configure latest yum repository for CentOS ,   Upgrade CentOS to latest version using yum update command and  Update CentOS packages using yum update command without upgrading to minor release.