How To Install godot-server on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install godot-server on CentOS 7. godot-server is Godot headless runtime binary for hosting game servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install godot-server on CentOS 7.

What is godot-server

This package contains the headless binary for the Godot game engine’s runtime, useful to host standalone game servers. To use editor tools from the command line, see the godot-headless package.

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

Install godot-server on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install godot-server

Install godot-server 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 godot-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install godot-server

How To Uninstall godot-server on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the godot-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove godot-server

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Summary

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