How To Install cockpit-system on CentOS 8

cockpit-system is Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system on CentOS 8.

What is `cockpit-system`

This package contains the Cockpit shell and system configuration interfaces.

We can use yum or dnf to install cockpit-system on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cockpit-system.

Install cockpit-system on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install cockpit-system using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cockpit-system

Install cockpit-system on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install cockpit-system using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cockpit-system

How To Uninstall cockpit-system on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the cockpit-system package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cockpit-system

cockpit-system Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/cockpit/kdump
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/kdump.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/kdump.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/kdump/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/index.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/index.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/metrics/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/firewall.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/firewall.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/firewall.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/network.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/network.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/networkmanager/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/selinux.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/selinux.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/selinux/setroubleshoot.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/images
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/images/server-error.png
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/images/server-large.png
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/images/server-small.png
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/index.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/index.html
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/index.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/shell/shell.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/sosreport.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/sosreport.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/sosreport/sosreport.png
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/hwinfo.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/hwinfo.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/hwinfo.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/logs.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/logs.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/logs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/overview.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/overview.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/services.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/services.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/services.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/terminal.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/terminal.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/systemd/terminal.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/performance.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/performance.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/tuned/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users
/usr/share/cockpit/users/index.html.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/manifest.json
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.cs.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.de.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.es.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.fi.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.fr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.he.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.it.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.ja.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.ko.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.nl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.pl.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.pt_BR.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.ru.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.sk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.sv.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.tr.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.uk.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.zh_CN.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/po.zh_TW.js.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/users.css.gz
/usr/share/cockpit/users/users.js.gz

References

cockpit-system website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.