How To Install rpmreaper on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpmreaper on CentOS 7. rpmreaper is A tool for removing packages from system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpmreaper on CentOS 7.

What is rpmreaper

rpmreaper is a simple ncurses application with a mutt-like interface that allows removing unnecessary packages and their dependencies from the system.

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

Install rpmreaper on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rpmreaper using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpmreaper

Install rpmreaper 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 rpmreaper using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpmreaper

How To Uninstall rpmreaper on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rpmreaper package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpmreaper

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Summary

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