How To Install linuxconsoletools on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is linuxconsoletools

This package contains utilities for testing and configuring joysticks, connecting legacy devices to the kernel’s input subsystem (providing support for serial mice, touchscreens etc.), and test the input event layer.

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

Install linuxconsoletools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install linuxconsoletools

Install linuxconsoletools 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 linuxconsoletools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install linuxconsoletools

How To Uninstall linuxconsoletools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove linuxconsoletools

References

• linuxconsoletools website

Summary

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