How To Install iputils-sysvinit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-sysvinit on CentOS 7. iputils-sysvinit is SysV initscript for rdisc daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iputils-sysvinit on CentOS 7.

What is iputils-sysvinit

The iputils-sysvinit contains SysV initscritps support.

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

Install iputils-sysvinit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install iputils-sysvinit

Install iputils-sysvinit 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 iputils-sysvinit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iputils-sysvinit

How To Uninstall iputils-sysvinit on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the iputils-sysvinit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove iputils-sysvinit

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Summary

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