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I installed Fedora 20 using the liveOS.

While taking the updates I am getting the following result:

[root@localhost bioinfo]# yum update

Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit

Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: fedora/20/i386. Please verify its path and try again

How do I fix this error?

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I installed Fedora 20 using the liveOS.

While taking the updates I am getting the following result:

[root@localhost bioinfo]# yum update

Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit

Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: fedora/20/i386. Please verify its path and try again

How do I fix this error?

fedora yum

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I installed Fedora 20 using the liveOS.

While taking the updates I am getting the following result:

[root@localhost bioinfo]# yum update

Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit

Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: fedora/20/i386. Please verify its path and try again

How do I fix this error?

fedora yum

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[root@localhost bioinfo]# yum update

Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit

Error: Cannot retrieve metalink for repository: fedora/20/i386. Please verify its path and try again

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This problem seems to come using secure https. Go in /etc/yum.repository.d and replace all https with http in different .repo files.

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  fwiw, confirmed on fedora 17
  
  – JustJeff
  Nov 3 '14 at 13:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  -- confirmed with Fedora 15
  
  – polerto
  Feb 17 '15 at 21:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Weird as https is the default... Date and time correct (lol and not on a lenovo laptop).
  
  – Kevin Parker
  Feb 26 '15 at 0:38
  

  
  
  
  


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  This worked for me: ls /etc/yum.repository.d/*.repo | xargs sed -i 's/https:/http:/g'
  
  – Joe Heyming
  Aug 22 '15 at 23:52
  

  
  
  
  

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It is possible that your ca-certificates are in need of an update or corrupt.

Try:

# yum update ca-certificates

If that doesn't offer to update the package, then reinstall:

# yum reinstall ca-certificates

If that fails, it could be that the server you are connected to has updated it's certificates (maybe from a new vendor) and that the certificate chain and/or root certificate isn't in the ca-certificates package yet. The certificates in this package are chosen by the Mozilla Foundation.

If this is the case, then @Saturn's answer should hopefully help.

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I modded up the other two answers, they're both helpful ... GarethTheRed has got the real answer. I ran into the same problem after doing a version upgrade and my ca-certificates was out of date.

However, to be able to update ca-certificates, you first have to be able to actually use yum. I suggest:

1. Go to /etc/yum.repos.d
   


2. Edit fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo. In both files, uncomment the baseurl line that uses plain http and comment out the metalink url that uses https.


3. Do yum update ca-certificates or yum reinstall ca-certificates (as in Gareth's answer).


4. Undo the changes from step 2 so that you will go back to using both https and the metalink redirect.


5. All done, test yum and it should work again.

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Current version of Fedora is 23, there are still updates for 22. Fedora 20 is long, long past end of life. No wonder there are no updates anymore.

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inaddition to above mensioned , we have to do edit the web links which are not present.
like
replace the lines in /etc/yum.repo.d/* with 'baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux' with 'baseurl=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux'
It worked for me.
Try it out.
LOL....

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 23:55

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22

This problem seems to come using secure https. Go in /etc/yum.repository.d and replace all https with http in different .repo files.

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• 
  
  
  

  
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  fwiw, confirmed on fedora 17
  
  – JustJeff
  Nov 3 '14 at 13:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  -- confirmed with Fedora 15
  
  – polerto
  Feb 17 '15 at 21:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Weird as https is the default... Date and time correct (lol and not on a lenovo laptop).
  
  – Kevin Parker
  Feb 26 '15 at 0:38
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me: ls /etc/yum.repository.d/*.repo | xargs sed -i 's/https:/http:/g'
  
  – Joe Heyming
  Aug 22 '15 at 23:52
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

22

This problem seems to come using secure https. Go in /etc/yum.repository.d and replace all https with http in different .repo files.

share|improve this answer

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  fwiw, confirmed on fedora 17
  
  – JustJeff
  Nov 3 '14 at 13:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  -- confirmed with Fedora 15
  
  – polerto
  Feb 17 '15 at 21:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Weird as https is the default... Date and time correct (lol and not on a lenovo laptop).
  
  – Kevin Parker
  Feb 26 '15 at 0:38
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me: ls /etc/yum.repository.d/*.repo | xargs sed -i 's/https:/http:/g'
  
  – Joe Heyming
  Aug 22 '15 at 23:52
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This problem seems to come using secure https. Go in /etc/yum.repository.d and replace all https with http in different .repo files.

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It is possible that your ca-certificates are in need of an update or corrupt.

Try:

# yum update ca-certificates

If that doesn't offer to update the package, then reinstall:

# yum reinstall ca-certificates

If that fails, it could be that the server you are connected to has updated it's certificates (maybe from a new vendor) and that the certificate chain and/or root certificate isn't in the ca-certificates package yet. The certificates in this package are chosen by the Mozilla Foundation.

If this is the case, then @Saturn's answer should hopefully help.

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6

It is possible that your ca-certificates are in need of an update or corrupt.

Try:

# yum update ca-certificates

If that doesn't offer to update the package, then reinstall:

# yum reinstall ca-certificates

If that fails, it could be that the server you are connected to has updated it's certificates (maybe from a new vendor) and that the certificate chain and/or root certificate isn't in the ca-certificates package yet. The certificates in this package are chosen by the Mozilla Foundation.

If this is the case, then @Saturn's answer should hopefully help.

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answered Aug 20 '14 at 8:23

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It is possible that your ca-certificates are in need of an update or corrupt.

Try:

# yum update ca-certificates

If that doesn't offer to update the package, then reinstall:

# yum reinstall ca-certificates

If that fails, it could be that the server you are connected to has updated it's certificates (maybe from a new vendor) and that the certificate chain and/or root certificate isn't in the ca-certificates package yet. The certificates in this package are chosen by the Mozilla Foundation.

If this is the case, then @Saturn's answer should hopefully help.

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# yum update ca-certificates

# yum reinstall ca-certificates

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I modded up the other two answers, they're both helpful ... GarethTheRed has got the real answer. I ran into the same problem after doing a version upgrade and my ca-certificates was out of date.

However, to be able to update ca-certificates, you first have to be able to actually use yum. I suggest:

1. Go to /etc/yum.repos.d
   


2. Edit fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo. In both files, uncomment the baseurl line that uses plain http and comment out the metalink url that uses https.


3. Do yum update ca-certificates or yum reinstall ca-certificates (as in Gareth's answer).


4. Undo the changes from step 2 so that you will go back to using both https and the metalink redirect.


5. All done, test yum and it should work again.

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answered Sep 2 '14 at 18:17

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6

I modded up the other two answers, they're both helpful ... GarethTheRed has got the real answer. I ran into the same problem after doing a version upgrade and my ca-certificates was out of date.

However, to be able to update ca-certificates, you first have to be able to actually use yum. I suggest:

1. Go to /etc/yum.repos.d
   


2. Edit fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo. In both files, uncomment the baseurl line that uses plain http and comment out the metalink url that uses https.


3. Do yum update ca-certificates or yum reinstall ca-certificates (as in Gareth's answer).


4. Undo the changes from step 2 so that you will go back to using both https and the metalink redirect.


5. All done, test yum and it should work again.

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 2 '14 at 18:17

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I modded up the other two answers, they're both helpful ... GarethTheRed has got the real answer. I ran into the same problem after doing a version upgrade and my ca-certificates was out of date.

However, to be able to update ca-certificates, you first have to be able to actually use yum. I suggest:

1. Go to /etc/yum.repos.d
   


2. Edit fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo. In both files, uncomment the baseurl line that uses plain http and comment out the metalink url that uses https.


3. Do yum update ca-certificates or yum reinstall ca-certificates (as in Gareth's answer).


4. Undo the changes from step 2 so that you will go back to using both https and the metalink redirect.


5. All done, test yum and it should work again.

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Current version of Fedora is 23, there are still updates for 22. Fedora 20 is long, long past end of life. No wonder there are no updates anymore.

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Current version of Fedora is 23, there are still updates for 22. Fedora 20 is long, long past end of life. No wonder there are no updates anymore.

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Current version of Fedora is 23, there are still updates for 22. Fedora 20 is long, long past end of life. No wonder there are no updates anymore.

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inaddition to above mensioned , we have to do edit the web links which are not present.
like
replace the lines in /etc/yum.repo.d/* with 'baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux' with 'baseurl=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux'
It worked for me.
Try it out.
LOL....

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 23:55

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inaddition to above mensioned , we have to do edit the web links which are not present.
like
replace the lines in /etc/yum.repo.d/* with 'baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux' with 'baseurl=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux'
It worked for me.
Try it out.
LOL....

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 23:55

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inaddition to above mensioned , we have to do edit the web links which are not present.
like
replace the lines in /etc/yum.repo.d/* with 'baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux' with 'baseurl=http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux'
It worked for me.
Try it out.
LOL....

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answered Nov 19 '15 at 23:55

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