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

Last updated: January 15,2025

1. Install "tmpwatch.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install tmpwatch.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                tmpwatch.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tmpwatch.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall tmpwatch.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


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

Installed Packages
Name : tmpwatch
Arch : x86_64
Version : 2.11
Release : 6.el7
Size : 58 k
Repo : installed
From repo : base
Summary : A utility for removing files based on when they were last accessed
URL : https://pagure.io/tmpwatch
License : GPLv2
Description : The tmpwatch utility recursively searches through specified
: directories and removes files which have not been accessed in a
: specified period of time. Tmpwatch is normally used to clean up
: directories which are used for temporarily holding files (for
: example, /tmp). Tmpwatch ignores symlinks, won't switch
: filesystems and only removes empty directories and regular files.