How To Install linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7. linux-user-chroot is Helper program for calling chroot(2) as non-root

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7.

What is linux-user-chroot

A tool made for build systems that run as non-root, offering chroot(2) and Linux container features to non-root users. Only install this on systems for which local, authenticated denial of service attacks are not a serious concern.

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

Install linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install linux-user-chroot using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install linux-user-chroot

Install linux-user-chroot 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 linux-user-chroot using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install linux-user-chroot

How To Uninstall linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the linux-user-chroot package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove linux-user-chroot

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-user-chroot on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.