Repodata is over 2 weeks old

In Red Hat 7 / CentOS 7, you may need to clear your repository cache if you see the below message when using yum.

Repodata is over 2 weeks old. Install yum-cron? Or run: yum makecache fast

To clear your cache simply run the below.

[root@bashful ~]# yum clean all
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Repodata is over 2 weeks old. Install yum-cron? Or run: yum makecache fast
Cleaning repos: base epel extras updates
Cleaning up everything
Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors
[root@bashful ~]# 

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