How To Install anaconda on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install anaconda on CentOS 7. anaconda is Graphical system installer

Introduction

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

What is anaconda

The anaconda package is a metapackage for the Anaconda installer.

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

Install anaconda on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install anaconda

Install anaconda 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 anaconda using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install anaconda

How To Uninstall anaconda on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove anaconda

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Summary

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