How to Fix CentOS Yum Error "Could not resolve host: mirrorlist.centos.org; Unknown error" (2024 Working Solution)

When attempting to install yum auxiliary packages on a CentOS 7 virtual machine environmetn prepared for Docker runtime deployment: sudo yum install -y yum-utils The following host resollution error is returend: Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Determining fastest mirrors Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org?arch=x86_64& ...

Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:02:41 +0000 by ingchun

Setting Up a Standalone Hadoop Environment on CentOS 6.8

Environment Choices Server Selection Cloud provider: Alibaba Cloud (pay-as-you-go entry tier) Operating system: Linux CentOS 6.8 CPU: 1 core Memory: 1 GB Disk: 40 GB Public IP: 39.108.77.250 Software Versions JDK: 1.8 (jdk-8u144-linux-x64.tar.gz) Hadoop: 2.8.2 (hadoop-2.8.2.tar.gz) Download Locations Official sources: JDK: http://www.ora ...

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:41:27 +0000 by troublemaker

Upgrading Python to 2.7 and Installing IPython on CentOS 6.5

Standard distributions of CentOS 6.5 include Python 2.6.6, which often lacks compatibility with modern tools such as IPython 2.3. This tool requires a minimum version of Python 2.7 or Python 3.3+. To resolve this dependency, the interpreter must be compiled from source and intgerated into the system path while preserving existing system utiliti ...

Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:02:49 +0000 by phu

Installing and Configuring MySQL on Linux Systems

Pre-installation Checks Before installing MySQL on Linux systems, verify that you have two CentOS 7 virtual machines properly configured with unique MAC addresses, hostnames, IP addresses, and UUIDs. Ensure you have access tools like Xshell and Xftp. Note the differences between CentOS 6 and 7: CentOS 6 uses iptables firewall while CentOS 7 use ...

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:35:22 +0000 by lachild

Installing Docker on CentOS 7 and Understanding Image Layers

This guide covers setting up Docker on CentOS 7 and explains how Docker images work internally. System Requirements CentOS 7 requires a kernel version of 3.10 or higher. Installation Steps 1. Check Current Kernel Version uname -r 2. Update All Packages Ensure all existing packages are updated to their latest versions: yum -y update You can mo ...

Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:39:17 +0000 by devilincarnated

Docker Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide

For this guide, we'll be using CentOS 7 as our base operating system. Step 1: Remove Old Docker Versions sudo yum remove docker \ docker-client \ docker-client-latest \ docker-common \ docker-latest \ docker-latest-logrotate \ docker-logr ...

Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:15:25 +0000 by pieychpi

Creating Custom Foundational Docker Images

CentOS 7 Base ImageNetwork restrictions and misaligned configurations in public repositories make custom base images essential for streamlined workflows. Four configuration assets are required for this build.[root@host centos7]$ ls custom-epel.repo custom-base.repo Dockerfile supervisord.cfg DockerfileFROM centos:7.9.2009 LABEL maintainer="D ...

Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:19:00 +0000 by teng84

Installing and Configuring MySQL on Linux Systems

Installation Process and Initial Setup First, remove any existing MariaDB installations that might conflict: yum remove mariadb-libs.x86_64 Download the MySQL repository configuration package: cd /tmp wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el7-2.noarch.rpm Install the downloaded repository: yum localinstall mysql80-communi ...

Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:00:30 +0000 by Capnstank

Configuring YUM Repository Sources

Setting Up YUM Repositories Online Repository Configuration Alibaba Cloud Repository curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo https://mirrors.aliyun.com/repo/Centos-7.repo sed -i -e '/mirrors.cloud.aliyuncs.com/d' -e '/mirrors.aliyuncs.com/d' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo yum install epel-release -y yum clean all yum makecache Huawei ...

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:15:48 +0000 by phpmania1

Installing Redis on CentOS

Download the Redis Compressed Package You can download Redis directly from the official Redis website. For convenience, here's a direct link to version 6.2.14: Redis 6.2.14 download link. On the homepage of the Redis website, click on "Download" to access the download page. If you want the latest stable version, choose the topmost & ...

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:45:37 +0000 by Yawa