How To Install systemd-resolved on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-resolved on CentOS 7. systemd-resolved is Network Name Resolution manager.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-resolved on CentOS 7.

What is systemd-resolved

systemd-resolved is a system service that manages network name resolution. It implements a caching DNS stub resolver and an LLMNR resolver and responder. systemd-resolved is a system service that manages network name resolution. It implements a caching DNS stub resolver and an LLMNR resolver and responder.

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

Install systemd-resolved on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install systemd-resolved using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install systemd-resolved

Install systemd-resolved 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 systemd-resolved using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install systemd-resolved

How To Uninstall systemd-resolved on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the systemd-resolved package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove systemd-resolved

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Summary

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