diff --git a/conf/explorer/os b/conf/explorer/os
index b636d980..6684ff78 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/os
+++ b/conf/explorer/os
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ if grep -q ^Fedora /etc/redhat-release 2>/dev/null; then
    exit 0
 fi
 
+# CentOS is also based on Redhat, this return before redhat!
+if grep -q ^CentOS /etc/redhat-release 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo centos
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
    echo redhat
    exit 0
diff --git a/conf/explorer/os_version b/conf/explorer/os_version
index 5f7120c0..b26560ad 100755
--- a/conf/explorer/os_version
+++ b/conf/explorer/os_version
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ case "$($__explorer/os)" in
    macosx|*bsd|solaris)
       uname -r
    ;;
-   redhat)
+   redhat|centos)
       cat /etc/redhat-release
    ;;
    suse)
diff --git a/conf/type/__package/manifest b/conf/type/__package/manifest
index f41cceac..48818dd8 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package/manifest
+++ b/conf/type/__package/manifest
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 # __package is an abstract type which dispatches to the lower level
-# __package_$name types which do the actual interaction with the packaging 
+# __package_$name types which do the actual interaction with the packaging
 # system.
 #
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ else
          archlinux) type="pacman" ;;
          debian|ubuntu) type="apt" ;;
          gentoo) type="emerge" ;;
-         fedora) type="yum" ;;
+         fedora|redhat|centos) type="yum" ;;
          *)
             echo "Don't know how to manage packages on: $os" >&2
             exit 1
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
index 8bd81ca0..e43712f8 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ fi
 
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 
-opts="--assumeyes --quiet"
+if grep -q -E "(centos|redhat)" "$__global/explorer/os"; then
+    opts="-y --quiet"
+else
+    opts="--assumeyes --quiet"
+fi
 
 not_installed="^no package provides"