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

Last updated: March 29,2024

1. Install "hwdata.x86_64" package

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

$ sudo yum makecache $ sudo yum install hwdata.x86_64

2. Uninstall "hwdata.x86_64" package

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

$ sudo yum remove hwdata.x86_64 $ sudo yum autoremove

3. Information about the hwdata.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : hwdata
Arch : x86_64
Version : 0.252
Release : 9.7.el7
Size : 14 M
Repo : installed
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Hardware identification and configuration data
URL : https://github.com/vcrhonek/hwdata
License : GPLv2+
Description : hwdata contains various hardware identification and configuration
: data, such as the pci.ids and usb.ids databases.