How To Install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7. nextgen-yum4 is Package manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7.

What is nextgen-yum4

Utility that allows users to manage packages on their systems. It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nextgen-yum4.

Install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nextgen-yum4 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nextgen-yum4

Install nextgen-yum4 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 nextgen-yum4 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nextgen-yum4

How To Uninstall nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nextgen-yum4 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nextgen-yum4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextgen-yum4 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.