How do you answer yes for yum install automatically

Question

In centos how do you answer yes automatically for yum install so that it is an unassisted install?

score 253 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '12 at 02:36

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You can use:

yum -y install packagename

The "-y" implies "yes".

answered Oct 25 '12 at 02:36

ewwhite

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Or, if you don't like memorizing the right way to get "yes" into every program, just use `yes | yum ...`. – David Schwartz Oct 25 '12 at 05:23
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@DavidSchwartz i had no idea what `yes` was for until just now. amazing! – Conrad.Dean Feb 12 '16 at 02:29
How to provide "No" ? – Chaminda Bandara Jun 24 '21 at 06:48
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@ChamindaBandara `yes no` – nacitar sevaht Nov 01 '21 at 15:17

score 12 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 24 '19 at 07:53

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Add the following line to /etc/yum.conf

assumeyes=1

edited Jan 24 '19 at 07:53

Tobias Roland

answered Dec 08 '16 at 15:58

Dan

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