How To Install autotest-framework on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotest-framework on CentOS 7. autotest-framework is Framework for fully automated testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotest-framework on CentOS 7.

What is autotest-framework

Autotest is a framework for fully automated testing. It is designed primarily to test the Linux kernel, though it is useful for many other functions such as qualifying new hardware. It’s an open-source project under the GPL and is used and developed by a number of organizations, including Google, IBM, and many others. The autotest package provides the client harness capable of running autotest jobs on a single system.

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

Install autotest-framework on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install autotest-framework

Install autotest-framework 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 autotest-framework using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install autotest-framework

How To Uninstall autotest-framework on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the autotest-framework package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove autotest-framework

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Summary

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