How To Install task on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install task on CentOS 7. task is Taskwarrior - a command-line TODO list manager

Introduction

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

What is task

Taskwarrior is a command-line TODO list manager. It is flexible, fast, efficient, unobtrusive, does its job then gets out of your way. Taskwarrior scales to fit your workflow. Use it as a simple app that captures tasks, shows you the list, and removes tasks from that list. Leverage its capabilities though, and it becomes a sophisticated data query tool that can help you stay organized, and get through your work.

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

Install task on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install task

Install task 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 task using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install task

How To Uninstall task on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove task

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Summary

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