How To Install openlmi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openlmi on CentOS 7. openlmi is OpenLMI managed system software components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openlmi on CentOS 7.

What is openlmi

OpenLMI provides a common infrastructure for the management of Linux systems. This package installs a core set of OpenLMI providers and necessary infrastructure packages enabling the system to be managed remotely.

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

Install openlmi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install openlmi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openlmi

Install openlmi 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 openlmi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openlmi

How To Uninstall openlmi on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the openlmi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openlmi

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Summary

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