Install Packages from CLI

You can install the packages from the command line. The package can be a file or a URL. The dependencies are installed automatically.

For example:

• Using a URL:

    tdnf install https://packages.vmware.com/photon/5.0/photon_release_5.0_x86_64/x86_64/open-vm-tools-11.2.5-1.ph5.x86_64.rpm
  
    open-vm-tools-11.2.5-1.ph5.x86_64.rpm 763014   100%
  
    Installing:
  
    attrx86_642.4.48-1.ph5  photon  88.65k 90778
  
    nss x86_643.57-2.ph5photon  1.69M 1768005
  
    ...
  
    open-vm-tools   x86_6411.2.5-1.ph5  @cmdline2.65M 2779392
  
  
    Total installed size:  91.57M 96019175
  
  
    Upgrading:
  
    nss-libsx86_643.57-2.ph5photon  2.48M 2601790
  
    util-linux-libs x86_642.36-2.ph5photon752.75k 770816
  
    pcre-libs   x86_648.44-2.ph5photon275.60k 282216
  
  
  
    Total installed size:   3.49M 3654822
  
    Is this ok [y/N]: 
  

• Using a file:

    tdnf install ../lsof-4.91-1.ph5.x86_64.rpm 
  
  
    Installing:
  
    libtirpcx86_641.2.6-1.ph5   photon193.56k 198209
  
    lsofx86_644.91-1.ph5@cmdline  196.10k 200810
  
    Total installed size: 389.67k 399019