How To Install redhat-upgrade-tool on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-upgrade-tool on CentOS 7. redhat-upgrade-tool is The CentOS Linux Upgrade tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-upgrade-tool on CentOS 7.

What is redhat-upgrade-tool

redhat-upgrade-tool is the CentOS Linux Upgrade tool.

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

Install redhat-upgrade-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-upgrade-tool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install redhat-upgrade-tool

Install redhat-upgrade-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-upgrade-tool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install redhat-upgrade-tool

How To Uninstall redhat-upgrade-tool on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the redhat-upgrade-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove redhat-upgrade-tool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-upgrade-tool on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.