How To Install abrt on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt on CentOS 7. abrt is Automatic bug detection and reporting tool

Introduction

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

What is abrt

abrt is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all information needed by maintainer to fix it. It uses plugin system to extend its functionality.

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

Install abrt on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install abrt

Install abrt 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 abrt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install abrt

How To Uninstall abrt on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove abrt

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Summary

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