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"Unable to download packages from repository" error during an install or upgrade

KB 23313	Last updated on 2018-05-21	Last updated by Shanxt	0.00 (0 votes)	Verified in: ZCS 8.8 ZCS 8.7 ZCS 8.6 ZCS 8.5
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Error: Unable to download packages from repository. System is not modified.

This could come up because the existing yum cache isn't cleaned it. To fix this, first run:

yum clean all

Clear Yum’s XML metadata by running the following command:

yum clean metadata

Run following command to clear the cached files for database.

yum clean dbcache

Then update the yum metadata again:

yum makecache

Verified Against: ZCS 8.8, 8.7, 8.6	Date Created: 2018-05-19
Article ID: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Repository_issue	Date Modified: 2018-05-21

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+====Problem====
-<h2>Problem:</h2>
 Error: Unable to download packages from repository. System is not modified.
+====Solution====
-<h2>Solution:</h2>
+This could come up because the existing yum cache isn't cleaned it. To fix this, first run:
   yum clean all
-Clear Yum’s XML meta deta by running the following command:
+Clear Yum’s XML metadata by running the following command:
   yum clean metadata
 Run following command to clear the cached files for database.
+ yum clean dbcache
-  yum clean dbcache
+Then update the yum metadata again:
-It is important to clear Yum’s make cache, use following command:
   yum makecache
+{{Article Footer|ZCS 8.8, 8.7, 8.6|2018-05-19}}
-Raunaq Malik
-"Raunaq Malik" <rmalik@zimbra.com>