Install NginX on CentOS 5.3
Install
# yum install nginx
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centosn3.centos.org
* updates: centoso3.centos.org
* addons: centosw.centos.org
* extras: centosy.centos.org
base | 1.1 kB 00:00
updates | 951 B 00:00
addons | 951 B 00:00
extras | 1.1 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package nginx available.
Nothing to do
Ups, no nginx 
Check yum list
# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centosn3.centos.org
* updates: centoso3.centos.org
* addons: centosw.centos.org
* extras: mirrors.kernel.org
repo id repo name status
addons CentOS-5 – Addons enabled : 0
base CentOS-5 – Base enabled : 2,508
extras CentOS-5 – Extras enabled : 298
updates CentOS-5 – Updates enabled : 186
repolist: 2,992
Enable EPEL ( Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux ) repository.
# rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.UBZ4Bc: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 217521f6
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
1:epel-release ########################################### [100%]
Check again status of yum list
# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* epel: ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
* base: centosj.centos.org
* updates: centoso3.centos.org
* addons: centosw.centos.org
* extras: centosy.centos.org
epel | 2.1 kB 00:00
primary.sqlite.bz2 | 2.4 MB 01:16
repo id repo name status
addons CentOS-5 – Addons enabled : 0
base CentOS-5 – Base enabled : 2,508
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 5 - enabled : 4,048
extras CentOS-5 – Extras enabled : 298
updates CentOS-5 – Updates enabled : 186
repolist: 7,040
Try again install nginx
# yum install nginx
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* epel: ftp.kddilabs.jp
* base: centosn3.centos.org
* updates: centoso3.centos.org
* addons: centosw.centos.org
* extras: centosy.centos.org
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package nginx.i386 0:0.6.35-2.el5 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
nginx i386 0.6.35-2.el5 epel 316 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 316 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
nginx-0.6.35-2.el5.i386.rpm | 316 kB 00:05
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 217521f6
Importing GPG key 0×217521F6 “Fedora EPEL <epel@fedoraproject.org>” from /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : nginx [1/1]
Installed: nginx.i386 0:0.6.35-2.el5
Complete!
Check using rpm command
# rpm -qa | grep nginx
nginx-0.6.35-2.el5
Nice, nginx installed.
Make it run on startup using ntsysv.
