How To Install heimdal-server on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdal-server on CentOS 7. heimdal-server is Heimdal kerberos server

Introduction

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

What is heimdal-server

This package contains the master Heimdal kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC), admin interface server (admind) and master-slave synchronisation daemons. Install this package if you intend to set up Kerberos server.

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

Install heimdal-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 heimdal-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install heimdal-server

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

sudo dnf -y install heimdal-server

How To Uninstall heimdal-server on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove heimdal-server

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Summary

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