How To Install javamail on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install javamail on CentOS 7. javamail is Java Mail API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install javamail on CentOS 7.

What is javamail

The JavaMail API provides a platform-independent and protocol-independent framework to build mail and messaging applications.

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

Install javamail on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install javamail using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install javamail

Install javamail 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 javamail using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install javamail

How To Uninstall javamail on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the javamail package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove javamail

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Summary

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