How to install a non-cPanel-provided RPM

Introduction

This article explains how to install system or other RPMs not provided by cPanel.

Procedure

CentOS/CloudLinux

On CentOS/CloudLinux servers, run this command:

yum install <package_name>

Note: Replace <package_name> with the RPM to install.

For local packages, use localinstall, then the path name:

yum localinstall <path_to_rpm_file>

Ubuntu

On Ubuntu servers, run this command:

apt install <package_name>

Note: Replace <package_name> with the RPM to install.

For local packages, use dpkg instead:

dpkg -i <path_to_deb_file>