How To Install bash on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bash on CentOS 8.
What is bash
The GNU Bourne Again shell (Bash) is a shell or command language interpreter that is compatible with the Bourne shell (sh). Bash incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and the C shell (csh). Most sh scripts can be run by bash without modification. The GNU Bourne Again shell (Bash) is a shell or command language interpreter that is compatible with the Bourne shell (sh). Bash incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and the C shell (csh). Most sh scripts can be run by bash without modification.
We can use yum or dnf to install bash on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bash.
Install bash on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install bash using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bash
Install bash on CentOS 8 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 bash using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bash
How To Uninstall bash on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the bash package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bash
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bash on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.