How To Install hesiod on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod on CentOS 7.
What is hesiod
Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files, among others. Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files, among others.
We can use yum or dnf to install hesiod on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hesiod.
Install hesiod on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install hesiod using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hesiod
Install hesiod 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 hesiod using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hesiod
How To Uninstall hesiod on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the hesiod package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hesiod
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.