How To Install cgit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cgit on CentOS 7. cgit is A fast web interface for git

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cgit on CentOS 7.

What is cgit

Cgit is a fast web interface for git. It uses caching to increase performance.

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

Install cgit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install cgit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cgit

Install cgit 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 cgit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cgit

How To Uninstall cgit on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the cgit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cgit

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Summary

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