yum.conf(5) - Linux man page Name yum.conf - Configuration file for yum(8). Description Yum uses a configuration file at /etc/yum.conf. Additional configuration files are also read from the directories set by the reposdir option (default is '/etc/yum.repos.d'). See the reposdir option below for further details. Parameters There are two types of sections in the yum configuration file(s): main and r