How To Install dh-make on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make on CentOS 8. dh-make is Tool that converts source archives into Debian package source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make on CentOS 8.

What is dh-make

This package allows you to take a standard (or upstream) source package and convert it into a format that will allow you to build Debian packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install dh-make on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dh-make.

Install dh-make on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install dh-make using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dh-make

Install dh-make 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 dh-make using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dh-make

How To Uninstall dh-make on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the dh-make package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dh-make

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.