How To Install dotnet-host on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dotnet-host on CentOS 8.
What is dotnet-host
The .NET host is a command line program that runs a standalone .NET application or launches the SDK. .NET is a fast, lightweight and modular platform for creating cross platform applications that work on Linux, Mac and Windows. It particularly focuses on creating console applications, web applications and micro-services.
We can use yum or dnf to install dotnet-host on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dotnet-host.
Install dotnet-host on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dotnet-host using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dotnet-host
Install dotnet-host 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 dotnet-host using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dotnet-host
How To Uninstall dotnet-host on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the dotnet-host package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dotnet-host
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dotnet-host on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.