How To Install rhn-check on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-check on CentOS 7. rhn-check is Check for RHN actions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-check on CentOS 7.

What is rhn-check

rhn-check polls a Red Hat Satellite server to find and execute scheduled actions.

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

Install rhn-check on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install rhn-check

Install rhn-check 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 rhn-check using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rhn-check

How To Uninstall rhn-check on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rhn-check package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rhn-check

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Summary

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