When should one use EPEL 5 or EPEL 6?

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Solution 1:

  • EPEL 5 is meant to align with RHEL5, CentOS 5, Scientific Linux 5.x, etc.
  • EPEL 6 is meant to align with RHEL6, CentOS 6, Scientific Linux 6.x, etc.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL#How_can_I_use_these_extra_packages.3F

If you are running an EL6 version, please visit here to get the newest 'epel-release' package for EL6: The newest version of 'epel-release' for EL6

If you are running an EL5 version, please visit here to get the newest 'epel-release' package for EL5: The newest version of 'epel-release' for EL5

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