How To Install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7.
What is btrfs-progs
The btrfs-progs package provides all the userspace programs needed to create, check, modify and correct any inconsistencies in the btrfs filesystem. The btrfs-progs package provides all the userspace programs needed to create, check, modify and correct any inconsistencies in the btrfs filesystem.
We can use yum or dnf to install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install btrfs-progs.
Install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install btrfs-progs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install btrfs-progs
Install btrfs-progs 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 btrfs-progs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install btrfs-progs
How To Uninstall btrfs-progs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the btrfs-progs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove btrfs-progs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.