How to Install wget on CentOS 7

To install wget on CentOS 7, follow the steps below:

Step 1 : First, update your system to ensure all packages are up to date. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo yum update -y

Step 2 : Before installing, you can search for the wget package to verify its availability in the repository:

sudo yum search wget

Step 3 : Now, install wget using the yum package manager:

sudo yum install wget -y

Step 4 : To ensure wget has been installed correctly, check its version:

wget --version

Step 5 : As a practical example, use wget to download the latest version of WordPress:

wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Congratulations! You have successfully installed wget on your CentOS 7 system.