How To Install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma in Fedora 36. golang-github-alecthomas-chroma is General purpose syntax highlighter in pure Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36.

What is golang-github-alecthomas-chroma

Chroma takes source code and other structured text and converts it into syntax highlighted HTML, ANSI-coloured text, etc. Chroma is based heavily on Pygments, and includes translators for Pygments lexers and styles.

We can use yum or dnf to install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma.

Install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma

Install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma

How To Uninstall golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the golang-github-alecthomas-chroma package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove golang-github-alecthomas-chroma

golang-github-alecthomas-chroma Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/chroma
/usr/bin/chromad
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/49714623ad5ad23fa9effb2d48c2c0e7ed99d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/ba946bdd57f853273c6f8e6c67c0345d5903ec
/usr/share/doc/golang-github-alecthomas-chroma
/usr/share/doc/golang-github-alecthomas-chroma/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/golang-github-alecthomas-chroma
/usr/share/licenses/golang-github-alecthomas-chroma/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-alecthomas-chroma on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).