Overview

YUM (Yellowdog Updater, Modified) allows you to easily download and install software, and simplifies your installations on a CVM instance, saving you time and efforts. With it, you only need to run the yum command to install software in the CentOS environment. Tencent Cloud provides a YUM repository so you can directly install software packages without adding sources.

Directions

Installing software

Log in to your CVM instance with the root account and run the following commands to install software according to the operating system of your CVM.

CentOS 8 or later versions

1. Run the following command to install software.

   dnf install [software name]
   

   The system will automatically search for the relevant software package and dependencies, and ask for your confirmation.
   For example, after you run the dnf install php command to install PHP, the following prompt will appear:
   
2. Confirm that the software package is correct. Enter y and press Enter to start the installation.
   The Complete prompt indicates the installation is completed.

CentOS 7 or earlier versions

1. Run the following command to install software.

   Note：

   Starting from CentOS 7, MariaDB has become the default database in the YUM repository. If you are using CentOS 7 or later versions, MySQL installed using yum will be unusable. You can use the fully compatible MariaDB, or click here to learn about how to install an older version of MySQL.

   yum install [software name]
   

   The system will automatically search for the relevant software package and dependencies, and ask for your confirmation.
   For example, after you run the yum install PHP command to install PHP, the following prompt will appear:
   
2. Confirm that the software package is correct. Enter y and press Enter to start the installation.
   The Complete prompt indicates the installation is completed.

Viewing installed software information

After software installation is completed, you can run different commands to view related information.

• View the installation directory of a software package

  rpm -ql [software name]
  

  For example, run rpm -ql php to view the installation directory of PHP, as shown in the figure below:
  
• View the version of the software package

  rpm -q
  

  For example, run rpm -q php to view the version of PHP, as shown in the figure below: