Sometimes, the desired software is not available in the base (official) repositories of CentOS 7. In such scenarios, CentOS 7 and other Linux communities have contributed to several third-party repositories that can be used to install a variety of applications that are not available in official repositories. This section discusses various popular third-party repositories that are available for CentOS 7.
Managing official and third-party repositories
Official repositories of CentOS 7
By default, CentOS 7 provides the base repository, the updates repository, and the extras repository. These repositories are managed by the CentOS community and are sufficient for completing most of the daily operations requirements.
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