How To Install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7. gfs2-utils is Utilities for managing the global file system (GFS2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7.

What is `gfs2-utils`

The gfs2-utils package contains a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in GFS2 file systems.

We can use yum or dnf to install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfs2-utils.

Install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gfs2-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfs2-utils

Install gfs2-utils 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 gfs2-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gfs2-utils

How To Uninstall gfs2-utils on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gfs2-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gfs2-utils

References

gfs2-utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfs2-utils on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.