How To Install fstransform on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fstransform on CentOS 7. fstransform is Tool for in-place file-system conversion without backup

Introduction

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

What is fstransform

fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another, for example from jfs/xfs/reiser to ext2/ext3/ext4, in-place and without the need for backup.

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

Install fstransform on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install fstransform

Install fstransform 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 fstransform using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fstransform

How To Uninstall fstransform on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove fstransform

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Summary

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