How To Install epel on CentOS 7
In this tutorial we learn how to install epel on CentOS 7. epel is
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epel on CentOS 7.
What is epel
We can use yum or dnf to install epel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install epel.
Install epel on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install epel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install epel
Install epel 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 epel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install epel
How To Uninstall epel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the epel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove epel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
