How to install axel on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Light command line download accelerator for Linux and Unix
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
| RHEL 9 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
| RHEL 8 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
| RHEL 7 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 2.17.14 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
axel on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install axel
axel on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install axel
Package downloads require an active GetPageSpeed subscription — one repository for axel and 3,000+ more packages across every maintained Enterprise Linux release.
Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install axel on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install axel (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is axel available for?
axel is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is axel compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.