How to Install and Uninstall curl.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 06,2025

1. Install "curl.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install curl.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "curl.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall curl.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the curl.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : curl
Arch : x86_64
Version : 7.29.0
Release : 59.el7_9.1
Size : 528 k
Repo : installed
From repo : updates
Summary : A utility for getting files from remote servers (FTP, HTTP, and
: others)
URL : http://curl.haxx.se/
License : MIT
Description : curl is a command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax,
: supporting FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT,
: LDAP, LDAPS, FILE, IMAP, SMTP, POP3 and RTSP. curl supports SSL
: certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, HTTP form based
: upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication (Basic,
: Digest, NTLM, Negotiate, kerberos...), file transfer resume, proxy
: tunneling and a busload of other useful tricks.