Look in the EPEL configuration file for yum, at /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo. This is typically set to use a "mirrorlist", a web link that reports the mirror sites nearest to you. That upstream link has the broken listing: I'd reach out to the maintainers of EPEL about the dead mirror site. On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Mahmood Naderan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > For many days (I think more than a month), when I run yum search command, I > get this error > > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > epel/metalink > | 5.5 kB 00:00 > * epel: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk > * sl: ftp.scientificlinux.org > * sl-security: ftp.scientificlinux.org > epel > | 4.2 kB 00:00 > http://ftp.cuhk.edu.hk/pub/linux/fedora-epel/6/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: > [Errno -1] repomd.xml does not match metalink for epel > Trying other mirror. > epel > | 3.9 kB 00:00 > epel/primary_db > | 5.7 MB 01:35 > sl > | 3.5 kB 00:00 > sl-livecd-extra > | 1.4 kB 00:00 > sl-livecd-extra/primary > | 29 kB 00:00 > sl-livecd-extra > 100/100 > sl-security > | 3.0 kB 00:00 > > If that link is dead, How can i remove that? > > Regards, > Mahmood