How To Install heimdal-server on CentOS 7
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.
