How To Install smstools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install smstools on CentOS 7. smstools is Tools to send and receive short messages through GSM modems or

Introduction

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

What is smstools

The SMS Server Tools are made to send and receive short messages through GSM modems. It supports easy file interfaces and it can run external programs for automatic actions.

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

Install smstools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install smstools

Install smstools 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 smstools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install smstools

How To Uninstall smstools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove smstools

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Summary

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