How To Install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7.
What is cyrus-imapd-utils
The cyrus-imapd-utils package contains administrative tools for the Cyrus IMAP server. It can be installed on systems other than the one running the server.
We can use yum or dnf to install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cyrus-imapd-utils.
Install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install cyrus-imapd-utils using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cyrus-imapd-utils
Install cyrus-imapd-utils 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 cyrus-imapd-utils using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cyrus-imapd-utils
How To Uninstall cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the cyrus-imapd-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cyrus-imapd-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.