How To Install flatpak-builder on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-builder on CentOS 7. flatpak-builder is Build helper for flatpak

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-builder on CentOS 7.

What is flatpak-builder

flatpak-builder is a tool that makes it easy to build applications and their dependencies by automating the configure && make && make install steps.

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

Install flatpak-builder on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install flatpak-builder

Install flatpak-builder 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 flatpak-builder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install flatpak-builder

How To Uninstall flatpak-builder on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the flatpak-builder package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove flatpak-builder

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Summary

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