How To Install lrzsz on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz on CentOS 7.
What is lrzsz
Lrzsz (consisting of lrz and lsz) is a cosmetically modified zmodem/ymodem/xmodem package built from the public-domain version of the rzsz package. Lrzsz was created to provide a working GNU copylefted Zmodem solution for Linux systems.
We can use yum or dnf to install lrzsz on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lrzsz.
Install lrzsz on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install lrzsz using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lrzsz
Install lrzsz 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 lrzsz using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lrzsz
How To Uninstall lrzsz on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the lrzsz package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lrzsz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lrzsz on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
