How To Install editorconfig-libs on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-libs on CentOS 8. editorconfig-libs is Parser library for EditorConfig files (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-libs on CentOS 8.

What is editorconfig-libs

EditorConfig makes it easy to maintain the correct coding style when switching between different text editors and between different projects. The EditorConfig project maintains a file format and plugins for various text editors which allow this file format to be read and used by those editors. This package contains the shared library.

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

Install editorconfig-libs on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install editorconfig-libs

Install editorconfig-libs 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 editorconfig-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install editorconfig-libs

How To Uninstall editorconfig-libs on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the editorconfig-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove editorconfig-libs

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Summary

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