How To Install yum-axelget on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum-axelget on CentOS 7. yum-axelget is Download accelerator plug-in for Yum

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum-axelget on CentOS 7.

What is yum-axelget

This is a plug-in for the Yum package tool. It speeds up your downloads using the Axel download accelerator client.

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

Install yum-axelget on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install yum-axelget

Install yum-axelget 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 yum-axelget using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yum-axelget

How To Uninstall yum-axelget on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the yum-axelget package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove yum-axelget

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Summary

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