How To Install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on CentOS 7. btrfs-progs is Userspace programs for btrfs

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.