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difference between install and reinstall in yum command

Hello, What is the difference between yum install and yum reinstall command, both will install packages right..??

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wyatt
asked May 09 2017

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Install command used to install a new package from repos, whereas reinstall command will install the already installed package only. If that package is not installed already, then it wont install as fresh.

Reinstall command helps to check for the broken or dependencies for that package.

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jagannatharumugam
asked May 09 2017
edited Oct 05 2018
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