How To Install util-linux on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install util-linux on CentOS 7.
What is util-linux
The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, Util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login program.
We can use yum or dnf to install util-linux on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install util-linux.
Install util-linux on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install util-linux using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install util-linux
Install util-linux 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 util-linux using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install util-linux
How To Uninstall util-linux on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the util-linux package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove util-linux
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install util-linux on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
