How To Install libutempter on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libutempter on CentOS 7. libutempter is A privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates

Introduction

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

What is libutempter

This library provides interface for terminal emulators such as screen and xterm to record user sessions to utmp and wtmp files.

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

Install libutempter on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libutempter

Install libutempter 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 libutempter using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libutempter

How To Uninstall libutempter on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libutempter

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Summary

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