How To Install pkgwat on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgwat on CentOS 7. pkgwat is CLI tool for querying the fedora packages webapp

Introduction

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

What is pkgwat

Pronounced “package WAT”, pkgwat is a fast CLI tool for querying the fedora packages webapp. https You can make its search even better by helping us tag packages. https

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

Install pkgwat on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pkgwat

Install pkgwat 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 pkgwat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pkgwat

How To Uninstall pkgwat on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove pkgwat

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Summary

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