How To Install createrepo_c on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install createrepo_c on CentOS 7. createrepo_c is Creates a common metadata repository

Introduction

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

What is createrepo_c

C implementation of Createrepo. A set of utilities (createrepo_c, mergerepo_c, modifyrepo_c) for generating a common metadata repository from a directory of rpm packages and maintaining it.

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

Install createrepo_c on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install createrepo_c

Install createrepo_c 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 createrepo_c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install createrepo_c

How To Uninstall createrepo_c on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove createrepo_c

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Summary

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