How To Install pyfits-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyfits-tools on CentOS 7. pyfits-tools is Pyfits utility tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyfits-tools on CentOS 7.

What is pyfits-tools

Utilities provided by Pyfits

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

Install pyfits-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pyfits-tools

Install pyfits-tools 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 pyfits-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pyfits-tools

How To Uninstall pyfits-tools on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pyfits-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pyfits-tools

References

Summary

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