How To Install tzdata-java on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tzdata-java on CentOS 7. tzdata-java is Timezone data for Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tzdata-java on CentOS 7.

What is tzdata-java

This package contains timezone information for use by Java runtimes.

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

Install tzdata-java on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install tzdata-java

Install tzdata-java 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 tzdata-java using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tzdata-java

How To Uninstall tzdata-java on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tzdata-java package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tzdata-java

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Summary

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