How To Install yum on CentOS 8
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.