How To Install dd_rescue on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dd_rescue on CentOS 7.
What is dd_rescue
ddrescue is a utility similar to the system utility “dd” which copies data from a file or block device to another. ddrescue does however not abort on errors in the input file. This makes it suitable for rescuing data from media with errors, e.g. a disk with bad sectors. This package includes dd_rhelp, a wrapper script facilitating data recovery.
We can use yum or dnf to install dd_rescue on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dd_rescue.
Install dd_rescue on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dd_rescue using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dd_rescue
Install dd_rescue 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 dd_rescue using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dd_rescue
How To Uninstall dd_rescue on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dd_rescue package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dd_rescue
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dd_rescue on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
