--- doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag	2013/12/16 13:53:28	1.5
+++ doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag	2019/12/02 17:55:13	1.7
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ This tool should be used to configure th
 
 <h2>4. <a name="upd">Update your system</a></h2>
 <p>
+Enable access to the EPEL repository
+</p>
+<pre>
+yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-6.noarch.rpm
+</pre>
+<p>
 Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.
 </p>
 <pre>
@@ -133,7 +139,23 @@ mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup
 cp rhel6_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
 yum update
 </pre>
-
+<p>
+Verify the required repositories are enabled:
+</p>
+<pre>
+yum repolist enabled
+</pre>
+<p>
+The list of enabled repos should be as follows (where $basearch = x86_64 or i386):
+</p>
+<table style="border: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
+<tr><th>repo id</th><th>repo name</th></tr>
+<tr><td>epel</td><td>Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - $basearch</td></tr>
+<tr><td>loncapa-updates-basearch</td><td>RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA $basearch Updates</td></tr>
+<tr><td>loncapa-updates-noarch</td><td>RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA noarch Updates</td></tr>
+<tr><td>rhel-$basearch-server-6 </td><td>Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for $basearch)<td></tr>
+<tr><td>rhel-$basearch-server-optional-6</td><td>RHEL Server Optional (v. 6 $basearch)</td></tr>
+</table>
 <h2>5. <a name="ilc">Installing LON-CAPA</a></h2>
 <h3>Install prerequisites</h3>
 <p> Execute: </p>