Install Screen On Centos

Introduction

In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of installing and using the Screen utility on your Linux machine. Screen is a powerful tool that allows you to run a multi-tasking environment and keep processes running in the background.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure your Linux machine has the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository installed.

Installation Steps

1. Set up EPEL Repository: Install the EPEL repository to access the Screen package.

sudo dnf install epel-release -y

2. Install Screen Utility: Install the Screen utility using the following command.

sudo dnf install screen -y

3. Verify Screen installation: Check if Screen is installed by displaying its version.

screen --version

If the command shows the version, Screen is installed successfully.

Using Screen

1. Create a new Screen session: Start a new Screen session using the following command.

screen

2. List Screen sessions: Display a list of active Screen sessions.

screen -ls

3. Reattach to a running Screen session: Reconnect to an active Screen session using its session ID.

screen -r [sessionID]

4. Detach from a Screen session: To detach a Screen session from the remote terminal, press Ctrl+a followed by d.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and use the Screen utility on a Linux machine. With Screen, you can easily manage multiple tasks and keep processes running in the background.

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