diff --git a/lib/travis/build/addons.rb b/lib/travis/build/addons.rb
index 80f4c2069b..89e3e8acd2 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/addons.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/build/addons.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 require 'travis/build/addons/apt'
 require 'travis/build/addons/apt_packages'
 require 'travis/build/addons/apt_retries'
+require 'travis/build/addons/yum'
 require 'travis/build/addons/snaps'
 require 'travis/build/addons/artifacts'
 require 'travis/build/addons/chrome'
diff --git a/lib/travis/build/addons/yum.rb b/lib/travis/build/addons/yum.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f1d91f905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/travis/build/addons/yum.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+require 'travis/build/addons/base'
+require 'shellwords'
+
+module Travis
+  module Build
+    class Addons
+      class Yum < Base
+        SUPPORTED_OPERATING_SYSTEMS = %w[
+          linux
+          /^linux.*/
+        ].freeze
+
+        SUPPORTED_DISTS = %w(
+          rhel
+        ).freeze
+
+        def before_prepare?
+          SUPPORTED_OPERATING_SYSTEMS.any? do |os_match|
+            data[:config][:os].to_s == os_match
+          end
+        end
+
+        def before_prepare
+          return if config_yum.empty?
+          sh.newline
+          sh.fold('yum') do
+            install_yum
+          end
+          sh.newline
+        end
+
+        def before_configure?
+          config
+        end
+
+        def before_configure
+          sh.echo "Configuring default yum options", ansi: :yellow
+          tmp_dest = "${TRAVIS_TMPDIR}/99-travis-yum-conf"
+          sh.file tmp_dest, <<~YUM_CONF
+            assumeyes=1
+            retries=5
+            timeout=30
+          YUM_CONF
+          sh.cmd %Q{sudo mv #{tmp_dest} ${TRAVIS_ROOT}/usr/local/etc/yum.conf}
+        end
+
+        def config
+          @config ||= Hash(super)
+        end
+
+        def install_yum
+          sh.echo "Installing #{config_yum.count} packages", ansi: :yellow
+
+          packages = config_yum.map{|v| Shellwords.escape(v)}.join(' ')
+          sh.cmd "sudo yum install -y #{packages}", echo: true, timing: true, assert: true
+        end
+
+        def config_yum
+          @config_yum ||= Array(config[:packages]).flatten.compact
+        rescue TypeError => e
+          if e.message =~ /no implicit conversion of Symbol into Integer/
+            raise Travis::Build::YumConfigError.new
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/travis/build/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb b/lib/travis/build/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
index f186f8c55b..7f25dc63ca 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/build/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Build
     module Appliances
       class DisableInitramfs < Base
         def apply
-          sh.raw "if [ ! $(uname|egrep 'Darwin|FreeBSD') ]; then echo update_initramfs=no | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf > /dev/null; fi"
+          sh.raw "if [[ ! $(uname|egrep 'Darwin|FreeBSD') && ! -f /etc/redhat-release ]]; then echo update_initramfs=no | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf > /dev/null; fi"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/travis/build/appliances/enable_i386.rb b/lib/travis/build/appliances/enable_i386.rb
index 2ecfecb2aa..aff12329f7 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/appliances/enable_i386.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/build/appliances/enable_i386.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Build
     module Appliances
       class EnableI386 < Base
         def apply
-          sh.if "$(uname -m) == x86_64 && $(command -v lsb_release) && $(lsb_release -cs) != precise" do
+          sh.if "$(uname -m) == x86_64 && $(command -v lsb_release) && $(lsb_release -cs) != precise && $(lsb_release -cs) != Ootpa"  do
             sh.cmd 'dpkg --add-architecture i386', echo: false, assert: false, sudo: true
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_postgresql.bash b/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_postgresql.bash
index 399fa4878a..f8ced62e84 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_postgresql.bash
+++ b/lib/travis/build/bash/travis_setup_postgresql.bash
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ travis_setup_postgresql() {
     focal)
       version='12'
       ;;
+    Ootpa)
+      version='12'
+      ;;
     jammy)
       version='14'
       ;;
     *)
-      echo -e "${ANSI_RED}Unrecognized operating system.${ANSI_CLEAR}"
+      echo -e "${ANSI_RED}Unrecognized operating system ${TRAVIS_DIST}.${ANSI_CLEAR}"
       ;;
     esac
   fi
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ travis_setup_postgresql() {
   if [[ "${TRAVIS_INIT}" == upstart ]]; then
     start_cmd="sudo service postgresql start ${version}"
     stop_cmd="sudo service postgresql stop"
+  elif [[ "${TRAVIS_DIST}" == Ootpa ]]; then
+    start_cmd="sudo systemctl start postgresql-${version}"
+    stop_cmd="sudo systemctl stop postgresql"
   elif [[ "${TRAVIS_INIT}" == systemd ]]; then
     start_cmd="sudo systemctl start postgresql@${version}-main"
     stop_cmd="sudo systemctl stop postgresql"
diff --git a/lib/travis/build/errors.rb b/lib/travis/build/errors.rb
index f24ad4f711..cc8e63f98d 100644
--- a/lib/travis/build/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/build/errors.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ def doc_path
         '/user/installing-dependencies'
       end
     end
+
+
+    class YumConfigError < CompilationError
+      def initialize(msg = "\\`yum\\` should be a list.")
+        super
+      end
+
+      def doc_path
+        '/user/installing-dependencies'
+      end
+    end
     
     class GithubAppsTokenFetchError < CompilationError
       def initialize(msg = "Unable to fetch GitHub Apps Token. GitHub may be unavailable. " \
diff --git a/spec/build/script/shared/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb b/spec/build/script/shared/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
index 18a31d54de..952a6be978 100644
--- a/spec/build/script/shared/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
+++ b/spec/build/script/shared/appliances/disable_initramfs.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 shared_examples_for 'disables updating initramfs' do
-  let(:disable_initramfs) { %(if [ ! $(uname|egrep 'Darwin|FreeBSD') ]; then echo update_initramfs=no | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf > /dev/null; fi) }
+  let(:disable_initramfs) { %(if [[ ! $(uname|egrep 'Darwin|FreeBSD') && ! -f /etc/redhat-release ]]; then echo update_initramfs=no | sudo tee -a /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf > /dev/null; fi) }
 
   it 'disables updating initramfs' do
     should include_sexp [:raw, disable_initramfs]