How To Install funionfs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install funionfs on CentOS 7. funionfs is Union filesystem in userspace

Introduction

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

What is funionfs

FunionFS implements a union filesystem in userspace using FUSE. FUSE provides a Linux kernel module which allows virtual filesystems to be written in userspace.

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

Install funionfs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install funionfs

Install funionfs 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 funionfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install funionfs

How To Uninstall funionfs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove funionfs

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Summary

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