How To Install docbook2X on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook2X on CentOS 7. docbook2X is Convert docbook into man and Texinfo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook2X on CentOS 7.

What is docbook2X

docbook2X converts DocBook documents into man pages and Texinfo documents.

We can use yum or dnf to install docbook2X on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install docbook2X.

Install docbook2X on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install docbook2X using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install docbook2X

Install docbook2X 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 docbook2X using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install docbook2X

How To Uninstall docbook2X on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the docbook2X package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove docbook2X

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install docbook2X on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.