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== EPEL ==
== EPEL ==
On [[RedHat]] systems, there are many free software packages that are not maintained by [[RedHat]]
The Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository is usually something you want to add to all your RedHat/CentOS boxes. [[EPEL]]
 
, but are provided by the Fedora project via the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repo.  So for example, if you want a newer Python, you might need to enable and use EPEL.  See this [http://www.tecmint.com/how-to-enable-epel-repository-for-rhel-centos-6-5/ tecmint.com article]
 


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