How To Install ntpdate on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntpdate on CentOS 7.
What is ntpdate
ntpdate is a program for retrieving the date and time from NTP servers.
We can use yum or dnf to install ntpdate on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ntpdate.
Install ntpdate on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ntpdate using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ntpdate
Install ntpdate 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 ntpdate using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ntpdate
How To Uninstall ntpdate on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ntpdate package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ntpdate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntpdate on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
