How To Install mgetty on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty on CentOS 7.
What is mgetty
The mgetty package contains a “smart” getty which allows logins over a serial line (i.e., through a modem). If you’re using a Class 2 or 2.0 modem, mgetty can receive faxes. If you also need to send faxes, you’ll need to install the sendfax program. If you’ll be dialing in to your system using a modem, you should install the mgetty package. If you’d like to send faxes using mgetty and your modem, you’ll need to install the mgetty-sendfax program. If you need a viewer for faxes, you’ll also need to install the mgetty-viewfax package.
We can use yum or dnf to install mgetty on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mgetty.
Install mgetty on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mgetty using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mgetty
Install mgetty 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 mgetty using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mgetty
How To Uninstall mgetty on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mgetty package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mgetty
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
