How To Install ceph-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common on CentOS 7. ceph-common is Ceph Common

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common on CentOS 7.

What is ceph-common

Common utilities to mount and interact with a ceph storage cluster.

We can use yum or dnf to install ceph-common on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ceph-common.

Install ceph-common on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ceph-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ceph-common

Install ceph-common 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 ceph-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ceph-common

How To Uninstall ceph-common on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ceph-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ceph-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ceph-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.