After installing the CentOS 7.1, configure the following repositories to get everything in order:
- Enable CentOSPlus by editing the file /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo.
$ vim /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
Locate the CentOSPlus section ( [centosplus] ) and change enabled=0 to enabled=1. Save and exit. - Enable the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository by issuing the command
$ yum -y install epel-release
This repository is a prerequisite for secondary repositories and contains many useful packages e.g. ntfs-3g package which enables NTFS partitions mounting and unmounting in CentOS 7. - Enable the nux-dextop repository. This repository contains multimedia and other useful packages.
$ yum -y install http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/nux-dextop-release-0-5.el7.nux.noarch.rpm
- Enable the Adobe repository to install flash-plugin by issuing the following command
$ yum -y install http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/x86_64/adobe-release-x86_64-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
- You are all set now. You can install the required packages by issuing the following command
$ yum -y install "Package_Name"
Some popular package categories and packages in them are as follows:
Multimedia: smplayer, vlc, soundkonverter, simplescreenrecorder, clementine, kdenlive, audacity
Internet: hexchat, otter-browser, qbittorrent, thunderbird, wireshark
It is also possible to configure or install additional packages e.g. vivaldi (https://www.vivaldi.net) and jitsi (https://www.jitsi.org) etc. For further details, please visit the homepage of the respective package.
