How To Install mirrorbrain-scanner on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mirrorbrain-scanner on CentOS 7. mirrorbrain-scanner is MirrorBrain scanner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mirrorbrain-scanner on CentOS 7.

What is mirrorbrain-scanner

MirrorBrain is a scalable download redirector. This package contains the mirror scanner.

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

Install mirrorbrain-scanner on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mirrorbrain-scanner using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mirrorbrain-scanner

Install mirrorbrain-scanner 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 mirrorbrain-scanner using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mirrorbrain-scanner

How To Uninstall mirrorbrain-scanner on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mirrorbrain-scanner package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mirrorbrain-scanner

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Summary

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