How To Install preproc on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install preproc in Fedora 36. preproc is Simple text preprocessor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install preproc on Fedora 36.

What is `preproc`

Simple text preprocessor implementing a very basic templating language. You can use bash code enclosed in triple braces in a text file and then pipe content of that file to preproc. preproc will replace each of the tags with stdout of the executed code and print the final renderred result to its own stdout.

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

Install preproc 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 preproc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install preproc

Install preproc 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 preproc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install preproc

How To Uninstall preproc on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the preproc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove preproc

preproc Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/preproc
/usr/share/licenses/preproc
/usr/share/licenses/preproc/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/preproc.1.gz

References

preproc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install preproc on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).