How To Install elements on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install elements on CentOS 7. elements is A C++/Python build framework

Introduction

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

What is elements

Elements is a C++/Python build framework. It helps to organize the software into modules which are gathered into projects.

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

Install elements on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install elements

Install elements 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 elements using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install elements

How To Uninstall elements on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove elements

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Summary

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