How To Install mgetty-sendfax on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-sendfax on CentOS 7. mgetty-sendfax is Provides support for sending faxes over a modem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-sendfax on CentOS 7.

What is mgetty-sendfax

Sendfax is a standalone backend program for sending fax files. The mgetty program (a getty replacement for handling logins over a serial line) plus sendfax will allow you to send faxes through a Class 2 modem. If you’d like to send faxes over a Class 2 modem, you’ll need to install the mgetty-sendfax and the mgetty packages.

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

Install mgetty-sendfax 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-sendfax using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mgetty-sendfax

Install mgetty-sendfax 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-sendfax using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mgetty-sendfax

How To Uninstall mgetty-sendfax on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mgetty-sendfax package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mgetty-sendfax

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Summary

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