How to install zip/unzip package in Linux Centos 7

Zip is a compression and file packaging utility which is available for Linux, UNIX, Windows and various Operating systems. This article will describe, how to install zip/unzip packages in Linux Centos 7.

Run the following command to check zip and unzip utility is installed or not:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# rpm -q zip unzip package zip is not installed package unzip is not installed [root@linuxcnf ~]#

If you find it is not installed in system then install with following command:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# yum install zip unzip Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile ....... Installed:   unzip.x86_64 0:6.0-16.el7                                                        zip.x86_64 0:3.0-11.el7 Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Use the following commands to verify the installation:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# rpm -q zip unzip zip-3.0-11.el7.x86_64 unzip-6.0-16.el7.x86_64 [root@linuxcnf ~]# which zip unzip /bin/zip /bin/unzip [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Zip/unzip installed on the system and zip command available to zip a directory!!!