How to resolve wget: command not found in CentOS 8

wget command: It is a command-line utility and used to downloads files over a network. wget is a free utility to download files and available most of the Linux distributions.

[root@linuxcnf ~]# wget https://www.linuxcnf.com/ -bash: wget: command not found [root@linuxcnf ~]#

It means wget package is not installed on the system. So install the package.

This article describes how to resolve wget: command not fount issue by installing wget package in CentOS 8.

Step 1. Installing package: Run the following command to install wget binary/packages:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# dnf install wget -y …………………… Running transaction   Preparing        :                                                                           1/1   Installing       : wget-1.19.5-7.el8_0.1.x86_64                                          1/1   Running scriptlet: wget-1.19.5-7.el8_0.1.x86_64                                       1/1   Verifying        : wget-1.19.5-7.el8_0.1.x86_64                                         1/1 Installed:   wget-1.19.5-7.el8_0.1.x86_64 Complete! [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Step 2. Verification: Run the same command again or run the following command to verify the installation.

[root@linuxcnf ~]# which wget /usr/bin/wget [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Done!!! Now the command is available on the system and able to download file using wget command.