How To Install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions on CentOS 7. yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions is Yum plugin to run arbitrary commands when certain pkgs are acted

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions on CentOS 7.

What is yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions

This plugin allows the user to run arbitrary actions immediately following a transaction when specified packages are changed.

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

Install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions 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-plugin-post-transaction-actions using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions

Install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions 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-plugin-post-transaction-actions using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions

How To Uninstall yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum-plugin-post-transaction-actions on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.