How To Install gdisk on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdisk on CentOS 7.
What is gdisk
An fdisk-like partitioning tool for GPT disks. GPT fdisk features a command-line interface, fairly direct manipulation of partition table structures, recovery tools to help you deal with corrupt partition tables, and the ability to convert MBR disks to GPT format.
We can use yum or dnf to install gdisk on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gdisk.
Install gdisk on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gdisk using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gdisk
Install gdisk 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 gdisk using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gdisk
How To Uninstall gdisk on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gdisk package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gdisk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdisk on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.