How To Install dnf on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on CentOS 7.
What is dnf
Utility that allows users to manage packages on their systems. It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.
We can use yum or dnf to install dnf on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnf.
Install dnf on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dnf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dnf
Install dnf 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 dnf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dnf
How To Uninstall dnf on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dnf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dnf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.