[SOLVED] (i might get yelled at) how to install keys for repos??

this is actually for Oracle Linux 7.6 but it is like CentOS because it is red hat too. yes???

I just got this installed to find out it is not like all of the others, no multimedia to speak of, and when I try to codecs and a movie viewer, goggling

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-redhat.html

for example
I keep getting this
Public key for epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm is not installed
and I have not found a steap by step how to install keys to other repos for everything "red hat" does not provide.

the movie player in here does not have or does the repo have a codec for H265 even. let alone much of anything else, and yes I know this meant to be a server but yeah and...? so what

I was wanting mpv and everything else I got on my other Distros.

any and all help much appreciated...

Not sure you want to walk down the path of adding multimedia repos to Oracle's version of Linux. I suppose it may be possible and there are HOWTOs out there and plenty of repos, for CentOS. So, Oracle Linux is bastardized Red Hat Enterprise Linux with a different kernel that is optimized for database use, plus who knows what else. My last job, we ran Oracle Linux for our DB's, then after a lot of pain, moved everything back to RHEL.

I have never seen anyone do this, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Most of the CentOS repos are specifically populated with packages build for CentOS. I don't know how dependencies or library versions would work with Oracle's Linux, but I suspect there may be an issues.

Not trying to discourage you, but you may be in for a frustrating time...

My .02.

Originally Posted by sevendogsbsd Not sure you want to walk down the path of adding multimedia repos to Oracle's version of Linux. I suppose it may be possible and there are HOWTOs out there and plenty of repos, for CentOS. So, Oracle Linux is bastardized Red Hat Enterprise Linux with a different kernel that is optimized for database use, plus who knows what else. My last job, we ran Oracle Linux for our DB's, then after a lot of pain, moved everything back to RHEL. I have never seen anyone do this, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Most of the CentOS repos are specifically populated with packages build for CentOS. I don't know how dependencies or library versions would work with Oracle's Linux, but I suspect there may be an issues. Not trying to discourage you, but you may be in for a frustrating time... My .02.

yeah it is already getting frustrating trying to follow these half step instructions I keep finding. everyone is writing them like the reader already knows most of the steps and how the system is configured etc..

Using EPEL repos with Oracle Linux

For new installations, a new OL7 install contains the above repo section already but it's disabled by default so you have to set enabled=1.

leaves out where that file is located or the name of it even so I can find it then change it.

I just thought it's be kind of fun to mess with and use for how ever long.

Well, its at least hopeful someone out there has done it!

yep, and I just now installed CentOS over top of it, and its updating as I type this.. marking this tread as a gallant try.