How To Install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7. dovecot-mysql is MySQL back end for dovecot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7.

What is dovecot-mysql

This package provides the MySQL back end for dovecot-auth etc.

We can use yum or dnf to install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dovecot-mysql.

Install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install dovecot-mysql

Install dovecot-mysql 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 dovecot-mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dovecot-mysql

How To Uninstall dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dovecot-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dovecot-mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.