RHEL RPM installation

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#1

Hi Confluent community. I’m trying to follow the steps for RHEL RPM installation guide, but at step 4 I end up getting the below error. Any ideas?

> sudo yum install confluent-platform && \
> sudo yum install confluent-security
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Cleaning repos: Confluent Confluent.dist amzn2-core amzn2extra-docker
Cleaning up everything
Maybe you want: rm -rf /var/cache/yum, to also free up space taken by orphaned data from disabled or removed repos
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd
Confluent                                                                    | 2.9 kB 00:00:00   
[https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/2/repodata/repomd.xml](https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/2/repodata/repomd.xml): [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.```
#2

What does your confluent.repo file under /etc/yum.repo.d/ look like?

#3

Same thing that is in step 3

#4

That is the only confluent repo right in your repo directory right?

#5

Whats your output for the following command?
curl -v [packages.confluent.io](http://packages.confluent.io)

#6

This is interesting. dont know why its trying to add the 2 in there. That path doesnt exist if you check this in your browser.
[https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/](https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/)

#7

Does running this command give any errors?
yum repolist

#8

Running aws linux if that helps

#9

Think I know why. need to check something quick.

#10

Whats the output for this command?
cat /etc/os-release

#11 
VERSION="2"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2"
HOME_URL="[https://amazonlinux.com/](https://amazonlinux.com/)"```
#12

Based on the output of this command you might have to update your repo file. aws linux is outputting value of 2 for releasever.
rpm -E %{rhel}

#13

I have not used this OS before but from what I can tell its forked off centos 7 I think. I do not see aws linux in the confluent docs anywhere so you will have to replace releasever in your repo file with the output of the above command.

#14

Does that make sense?

#15 
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#16

Cool. so you can change the value of $releasever to 7 in your repo file and you should be good to go.