How To Install rpm-cron on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron on CentOS 7.
What is rpm-cron
This package contains a cron job which creates daily logs of installed packages on a system.
We can use yum or dnf to install rpm-cron on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm-cron.
Install rpm-cron on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install rpm-cron using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpm-cron
Install rpm-cron 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 rpm-cron using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpm-cron
How To Uninstall rpm-cron on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the rpm-cron package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpm-cron
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
