How To Install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7. opentracker-ipv4 is BitTorrent Tracker using ipv4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7.

What is opentracker-ipv4

opentracker is a open and free BitTorrent tracker project. It aims for minimal resource usage. This package provides IPv4 capability.

We can use yum or dnf to install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install opentracker-ipv4.

Install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install opentracker-ipv4 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install opentracker-ipv4

Install opentracker-ipv4 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 opentracker-ipv4 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opentracker-ipv4

How To Uninstall opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the opentracker-ipv4 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove opentracker-ipv4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opentracker-ipv4 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.