How To Install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8. dnf-automatic is Package manager - automated upgrades

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8.

What is dnf-automatic

Systemd units that can periodically download package upgrades and apply them.

We can use yum or dnf to install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnf-automatic.

Install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dnf-automatic using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dnf-automatic

Install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8 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 dnf-automatic using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dnf-automatic

How To Uninstall dnf-automatic on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the dnf-automatic package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dnf-automatic

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-automatic on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.