How To Install configsnap on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install configsnap on CentOS 7. configsnap is Record and compare system state

Introduction

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

What is configsnap

configsnap records important system state information and can optionally compare with a previous state and identify changes

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

Install configsnap on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install configsnap

Install configsnap 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 configsnap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install configsnap

How To Uninstall configsnap on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove configsnap

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Summary

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