How To Install createrepo_c on CentOS 7
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.
