How To Install apvlv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on CentOS 7. apvlv is PDF viewer which behaves like Vim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on CentOS 7.

What is apvlv

apvlv is a GTK2 PDF and DjVu viewer with a vim look-and-feel. It can also browse through directories of such documents.

We can use yum or dnf to install apvlv on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install apvlv.

Install apvlv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install apvlv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install apvlv

Install apvlv on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install apvlv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install apvlv

How To Uninstall apvlv on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove apvlv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apvlv on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.