How To Install dictd-server on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictd-server on CentOS 7.
What is dictd-server
A server for the DICT protocol. You need to install dictd-usable databases before you can use this server. Those can be found p.e. at ftp More information can be found in the INSTALL file in this package.
We can use yum or dnf to install dictd-server on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dictd-server.
Install dictd-server on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dictd-server using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dictd-server
Install dictd-server 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 dictd-server using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dictd-server
How To Uninstall dictd-server on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dictd-server package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dictd-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictd-server on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.