Installing the tools repository

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To use the IBM® Linux on Power tools repository, download and install the ibm-power-repo RPM package and then run /opt/ibm/lop/configure.

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'To use the IBM Linux on Power tools repository, download and install the ibm-power-repo RPM package, and then run /opt/ibm/lop/configure.

The ibm-power-repo RPM package can be downloaded from IBM Power Systems service and productivity tools. The same package is valid for Red Hat Enterprise Linux™, Fedora, CentOS, and SUSE Enterprise Linux Server.

Install the ibm-power-repo RPM package by following these steps:

Procedure

  1. Download the ibm-power-repo RPM package from IBM Power Systems service and productivity tools.
  2. Install the ibm-power-repo RPM package. Run the command:
    rpm -ivh ibm-power-repo<version number>.noarch.rpm
  3. After you install the RPM package, run the following command by using root user privileges: 
    /opt/ibm/lop/configure
  4. Verify that the IBM Tools Repository is available:

    On Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, or CentOS Linux: yum repolist enabled.

    On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: zypper lr

Results

After you have installed the IBM Tools Repository, you can use it to install recommended packages for your system. You can see Installing packages with the tools repository for the procedure to install recommended packages for your system.