How To Install yum on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum on CentOS 8. yum is Package manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum on CentOS 8.

What is yum

Utility that allows users to manage packages on their systems. It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments. Utility that allows users to manage packages on their systems. It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install yum on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install yum.

Install yum on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install yum

Install yum on CentOS 8 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 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yum

How To Uninstall yum on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove yum

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.