Yum groupinstall does not work

I think my systems administrator won't allow me to install such a file. If it is mandatory for yum groupinstall , how do I install a groups file? If yum group list does not list any groups, it means none of the enabled yum repositories have groups defined.

If the repo was created manually, they may have forgotten to include a group file or at least, forgot to use the one that comes with CentOS. If the repo already exists and you simply want to add the groups file to it, you can use --update.

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Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 1 month ago. Active 3 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 18k times. I am using Centos 7. Do you get the same output from the yum command if your virtual environment is not activated? That kernel version does not look like an up-to-date CentOS 7 install. I get 3. Are you using a custom kernel? Hi cherdt, I don't know -- this is the default as provided by unmanaged A2 hosting. Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Try running the following commands: yum groups mark install "Development Tools" yum groups mark convert "Development Tools" yum groupinstall "Development Tools" Reference: RedHat Customer Portal discussion.

Improve this answer. AdminBee Thanks for the welcome! My post is the complete solution—I have run into the same issue previously, and the above commands do install "Development Tools". I will edit my post for clarity. Hi ThatsWhatSheCoded, I gave your solution a whirl included output as an edit to my question , but sadly, no dice.

Additionally what is the output of the command yum grouplist? Hi ThatsWhatSheCoded, added both outputs as a second edit to my question. I do checked after your comment. It Shows as installed. I am trying to do on centos 7 through ssh. Comments Thank you! Newbie 5 points. Log in to join the conversation. Guru points. Akemi Yagi. What do you see with: yum groupinfo -v "Development Tools".

MK Community Member 42 points. Michael Kelley. I found the work around , try this : [root localhost rpmbuild] yum groups mark install "Development Tools" [root localhost rpmbuild] yum groups mark convert "Development Tools" [root localhost rpmbuild] yum groupinstall "Development Tools".

DC Newbie 18 points. Ryan July 29, , am. Thanks a lot for this. Nice easy to follow guide. Was up and running in minutes. Bob September 14, , pm. Exactly what I needed. Nice , simple ,straight forward and accurate instructions…nice work.

Anand December 29, , am. Andy January 18, , pm. Vinoth Kumar Lakshmanan August 2, , am. Casey September 14, , pm. Never have I seen it done so well, thanks!