How to fix yum install error on centos | Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base/7/x86_64

1. Update YUM

Updating YUM itself might solve some compatibility issues:

yum update

yum install wget 

2. Check Network Connectivity

Ensure the server has internet access, as YUM needs to download packages from repositories online. Test with:

ping google.com

If there’s no response, troubleshoot the network connection first.

3. Verify Repository Configuration

Check that your repository configuration files are correctly set up in /etc/yum.repos.d/ Sometimes, repositories may be disabled or misconfigured. Ensure all necessary repositories are enabled.

4. Install CentOS Base and Updates Repositories (Default Repos)

CentOS comes with default repositories configured in /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo. This file contains sections for:

  • base: The main OS packages.
  • updates: Updates to the packages.
  • extras: Additional packages that complement the base OS.
  • centosplus: Extended packages not included in the base.

Make sure this file exists and has the necessary sections. You can edit it using a text editor like nano or vi:

vi CentOS-Base

[base] name=CentOS-$releasever - Base baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/os/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 enabled=1 [updates] name=CentOS-$releasever - Updates baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/updates/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 enabled=1 [extras] name=CentOS-$releasever - Extras baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/extras/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 enabled=1 [centosplus] name=CentOS-$releasever - Plus baseurl=https://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/centosplus/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 enabled=0

insert mode changes to action mode

now type…

  : w q ! 

to save the file and close file editor.

5. Run Yum Update Again

yum update

okay fixed.