How To Install kmod-libs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs on CentOS 7.
What is kmod-libs
The kmod-libs package provides runtime libraries for any application that wishes to load or unload Linux kernel modules from the running system.
We can use yum or dnf to install kmod-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kmod-libs.
Install kmod-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install kmod-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kmod-libs
Install kmod-libs 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 kmod-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kmod-libs
How To Uninstall kmod-libs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the kmod-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kmod-libs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
