How To Install dovecot-mysql on CentOS 7
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.
