How to Install unzip on Linux CentOS and Fedora

The unzip utility lists and extracts files from ZIP archives. This guide installs it on supported RPM-based Linux systems such as Fedora, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and CentOS Stream.

Install unzip

Use an account with sudo access on a supported release.

1. Open a terminal or connect to the server through SSH.

2. Install the package:

   sudo dnf install unzip

3. Review the proposed transaction and confirm it.

4. Check that the command is available:

   command -v unzip
   unzip -v

CentOS Linux 7 and 8 are retired. If you still use one of those releases, plan a move to a supported operating system rather than treating package installation as a support fix.

Check an archive

To list an archive’s contents without extracting them:

unzip -l archive.zip

Replace archive.zip with the actual file name. Review its contents and choose an appropriate destination before extraction, especially if existing files may have the same names.