How To Install since on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install since on CentOS 7. since is Stateful tail replacement

Introduction

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

What is since

Since is a Unix utility similar to tail. Unlike tail, since only shows the lines appended since the last time. It is useful to monitor growing log files.

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

Install since on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install since

Install since 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 since using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install since

How To Uninstall since on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove since

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Summary

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