How To Install hdparm on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdparm on CentOS 7.
What is hdparm
Hdparm is a useful system utility for setting (E)IDE hard drive parameters. For example, hdparm can be used to tweak hard drive performance and to spin down hard drives for power conservation.
We can use yum or dnf to install hdparm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hdparm.
Install hdparm on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install hdparm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hdparm
Install hdparm 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 hdparm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hdparm
How To Uninstall hdparm on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the hdparm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hdparm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdparm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
