How To Install ras-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ras-utils on CentOS 7. ras-utils is RAS Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ras-utils on CentOS 7.

What is ras-utils

This package contains both the PCIE AER Injection (aer-inject) and MCE Injection (mce-inject) tools. They can be used to insert software simulated AER and MCE errors.

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

Install ras-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ras-utils

Install ras-utils 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 ras-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ras-utils

How To Uninstall ras-utils on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ras-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ras-utils

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Summary

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