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Veeam Agent for Linux install on EOL CentOS fails with a repository error
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Challenge
When installing Veeam Agent for Linux on a version of CentOS that has reached End of Life, the install fails with messages similar to the following:
CentOS 8:
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'appstream': Cannot prepare internal mirrorlist: No URLs in mirrorlist
CentOS 6*:
Failed to install Veeam Agent for Linux: Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base
*Starting with Veeam Agent for Linux 5.0, CentOS 6 is no longer supported.
Cause
These errors occur when a CentOS version has reached End of Life and its primary mirror list is removed and archived to https://vault.centos.org/.
*Similar errors may also occur on CentOS products that have not reached EOL when DNS is not functioning correctly.
Solution
Veeam advises against using a Linux OS that has reached End of Life status. The recommended solution is to migrate to a distro supported by Veeam Agent for Linux that has not reached End of Life.
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