How To Install cdbs on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdbs on CentOS 8.
What is cdbs
This package contains the Common Debian Build System, an abstract build system based on Makefile inheritance which is completely extensible and overridable. In other words, CDBS provides a sane set of default rules upon which packages can build; any or all rules may be overridden as needed.
We can use yum or dnf to install cdbs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cdbs.
Install cdbs on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install cdbs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cdbs
Install cdbs on CentOS 8 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 cdbs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cdbs
How To Uninstall cdbs on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the cdbs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cdbs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdbs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.