How To Install bind on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind on CentOS 7.
What is bind
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
We can use yum or dnf to install bind on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bind.
Install bind on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install bind using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install bind
Install bind 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 bind using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install bind
How To Uninstall bind on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the bind package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove bind
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.