How To Install autoconf-archive on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-archive on CentOS 7.
What is autoconf-archive
The GNU Autoconf Archive is a collection of more than 450 macros for GNU Autoconf that have been contributed as free software by friendly supporters of the cause from all over the Internet.
We can use yum or dnf to install autoconf-archive on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autoconf-archive.
Install autoconf-archive on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install autoconf-archive using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install autoconf-archive
Install autoconf-archive 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 autoconf-archive using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install autoconf-archive
How To Uninstall autoconf-archive on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the autoconf-archive package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove autoconf-archive
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-archive on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
