How to install sphinx-java on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

Java API for Sphinx

License: GPLv2+ Vendor: GetPageSpeed Inc. http://sphinxsearch.com

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	✓	—	✓	2.2.11
RHEL 9	✓	—	✓	2.2.11
RHEL 8	✓	—	✓	2.2.11
RHEL 7	✓	—	✓	2.2.11
RHEL 6	—	—	✓	2.2.11

Description

This package provides the Java API for Sphinx, the free, open-source full-text search engine, designed with indexing database content in mind.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

sphinx-java 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 sphinx-java

sphinx-java 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 sphinx-java

sphinx-java on CentOS / RHEL 6

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install sphinx-java

Frequently asked questions

How do I install sphinx-java on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install sphinx-java (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is sphinx-java available for?

sphinx-java is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is sphinx-java 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.