How To Install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-utils on CentOS 7. cyrus-imapd-utils is Cyrus IMAP server administration utilities

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.