How To Install fedpkg on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fedpkg on CentOS 7. fedpkg is Fedora utility for working with dist-git

Introduction

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

What is fedpkg

Provides the fedpkg command for working with dist-git

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

Install fedpkg on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install fedpkg

Install fedpkg 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 fedpkg using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fedpkg

How To Uninstall fedpkg on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove fedpkg

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Summary

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