How To Install nut-cgi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-cgi on CentOS 7. nut-cgi is CGI utilities for the Network UPS Tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nut-cgi on CentOS 7.

What is nut-cgi

This package includes CGI programs for accessing UPS status via a web browser.

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

Install nut-cgi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nut-cgi

Install nut-cgi 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 nut-cgi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nut-cgi

How To Uninstall nut-cgi on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nut-cgi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nut-cgi

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Summary

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