How To Install yumex on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install yumex on CentOS 7. yumex is Yum Extender graphical package management tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yumex on CentOS 7.

What is yumex

Graphical User Interface for Yum.

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

Install yumex on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install yumex

Install yumex 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 yumex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install yumex

How To Uninstall yumex on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove yumex

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Summary

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