How To Install fmf on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fmf on CentOS 7.
What is fmf
The fmf Python module and command line tool implement a flexible format for defining metadata in plain text files which can be stored close to the source code. Thanks to hierarchical structure with support for inheritance and elasticity it provides an efficient way to organize data into well-sized text documents. This package contains the command line tool.
We can use yum or dnf to install fmf on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fmf.
Install fmf on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install fmf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fmf
Install fmf 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 fmf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fmf
How To Uninstall fmf on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the fmf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fmf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fmf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.