How To Install gn on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gn on CentOS 8. gn is Meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gn on CentOS 8.

What is gn

GN is a meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja.

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

Install gn on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gn

Install gn 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 gn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gn

How To Uninstall gn on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gn

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Summary

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