How To Install znc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install znc on CentOS 7. znc is An advanced IRC bouncer

Introduction

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

What is znc

ZNC is an IRC bouncer with many advanced features like detaching, multiple users, per channel playback buffer, SSL, IPv6, transparent DCC bouncing, Perl and C++ module support to name a few.

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

Install znc on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install znc

Install znc 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 znc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install znc

How To Uninstall znc on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove znc

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Summary

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