How To Install redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7.
What is redhat-support-tool
This package contains the Red Hat Support Tool. The Red Hat Support Tool provides console based access to Red Hat’s subscriber services. These services include, but are not limited to, console based access to knowledge-base solutions, case management, automated diagnostic services, etc.
We can use yum or dnf to install redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install redhat-support-tool.
Install redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install redhat-support-tool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install redhat-support-tool
Install redhat-support-tool 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 redhat-support-tool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install redhat-support-tool
How To Uninstall redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the redhat-support-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove redhat-support-tool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-support-tool on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
