How To Install protobuf-emacs on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-emacs in Fedora 36. protobuf-emacs is Emacs mode for Google Protocol Buffers descriptions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-emacs on Fedora 36.

What is `protobuf-emacs`

This package contains syntax highlighting for Google Protocol Buffers descriptions in the Emacs editor.

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

Install protobuf-emacs 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 protobuf-emacs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-emacs

Install protobuf-emacs 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 protobuf-emacs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-emacs

How To Uninstall protobuf-emacs on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the protobuf-emacs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-emacs

protobuf-emacs Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/protobuf
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/protobuf/protobuf-mode.el
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/protobuf/protobuf-mode.elc
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.d/protobuf-init.el

References

protobuf-emacs website

Summary

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