How To Install abook on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install abook on CentOS 7. abook is Text-based addressbook program for mutt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abook on CentOS 7.

What is abook

Abook is a small and powerful text-based addressbook program designed for use with the mutt mail client.

We can use yum or dnf to install abook on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install abook.

Install abook on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install abook using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install abook

Install abook on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install abook

How To Uninstall abook on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the abook package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove abook

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abook on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.