How To Install ostree on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree on CentOS 7.
What is ostree
OSTree is a tool for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. While it takes over some of the roles of tradtional “package managers” like dpkg and rpm, it is not a package system; nor is it a tool for managing full disk images. Instead, it sits between those levels, offering a blend of the advantages (and disadvantages) of both.
We can use yum or dnf to install ostree on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ostree.
Install ostree on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ostree using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ostree
Install ostree 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 ostree using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ostree
How To Uninstall ostree on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ostree package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ostree
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
