How To Install cd-discid on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cd-discid on CentOS 7.
What is cd-discid
cd-discid is a backend utility to get CDDB discid information for a CD-ROM disc. It was originally designed for cdgrab (now abcde), but can be used for any purpose requiring CDDB data.
We can use yum or dnf to install cd-discid on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cd-discid.
Install cd-discid on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install cd-discid using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cd-discid
Install cd-discid 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 cd-discid using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cd-discid
How To Uninstall cd-discid on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the cd-discid package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cd-discid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cd-discid on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.