How To Install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7. kexec-tools-anaconda-addon is Kdump configration anaconda addon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7.

What is kexec-tools-anaconda-addon

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

Install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon

Install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon 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 kexec-tools-anaconda-addon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon

How To Uninstall kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the kexec-tools-anaconda-addon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kexec-tools-anaconda-addon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kexec-tools-anaconda-addon on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.