How To Install ddgr on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddgr on CentOS 7.
What is ddgr
ddgr is a cmdline utility to search DuckDuckGo from the terminal. While googler is highly popular among cmdline users, in many forums the need of a similar utility for privacy-aware DuckDuckGo came up. DuckDuckGo Bangs are super-cool too! So here’s ddgr for you! Unlike the web interface, you can specify the number of search results you would like to see per page. It’s more convenient than skimming through 30-odd search results per page. The default interface is carefully designed to use minimum space without sacrificing readability. ddgr isn’t affiliated to DuckDuckGo in any way.
We can use yum or dnf to install ddgr on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ddgr.
Install ddgr on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ddgr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ddgr
Install ddgr 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 ddgr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ddgr
How To Uninstall ddgr on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the ddgr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ddgr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddgr on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
