How To Install dvdisaster on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdisaster on CentOS 7. dvdisaster is Additional error protection for CD/DVD media

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdisaster on CentOS 7.

What is dvdisaster

dvdisaster provides a margin of safety against data loss on CD and DVD media caused by scratches or aging. It creates error correction data, which is used to recover unreadable sectors if the disc becomes damaged at a later time.

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

Install dvdisaster on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dvdisaster using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dvdisaster

Install dvdisaster 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 dvdisaster using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dvdisaster

How To Uninstall dvdisaster on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dvdisaster package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dvdisaster

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Summary

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