How To Install system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7. system-config-kickstart is A graphical interface for making kickstart files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7.

What is system-config-kickstart

Kickstart Configurator is a graphical tool for creating kickstart files.

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

Install system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install system-config-kickstart using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install system-config-kickstart

Install system-config-kickstart 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 system-config-kickstart using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install system-config-kickstart

How To Uninstall system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the system-config-kickstart package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove system-config-kickstart

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install system-config-kickstart on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.